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The U.S. Air Force in Korea

The USAFin KoreaCampaigns, Units, and Stations

1950–1953

A I R F O R C E H I S T O R Y A N D M U S E U M S P R O G R A M

2001

Compiled byOrganizational History Branch

Research DivisionAir Force Historical Research Agency

Judy G. Endicott, Editor

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Korean Service Medal and Streamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Korean Service Designated CampaignsUN Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7UN Offensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11CCF Intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15First UN Counteroffensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19CCF Spring Offensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23UN Summer-Fall Offensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Second Korean Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Third Korean Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Korea, Summer 1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

USAF Combat and Combat Support Organizations in KoreaFighter-Bomber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Fighter-Escort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Fighter-Interceptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Light Bombardment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Medium Bombardment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Reconnaissance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84Tactical Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86Tactical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Troop Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91Other Combat Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

1st Shoran Beacon Squadron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1015th Communications Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10210th Liaison Squadron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10320th Weather Squadron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10430th Weather Squadron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10475th Air Depot Wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105417th Engineer Aviation Brigade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1073903d Radar Bomb Scoring Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1086004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

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6146th Air Force Advisory Group (ROKAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1096167th Air Base Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1106204th Photo Mapping Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1116405th Korea Air Materiel Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

USAF Organizations at Korean Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

K-Site Map and ListingsK-Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176K-Sites Listed Numerically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177K-Sites Listed Alphabetically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

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IntroductionIn commemoration of the Korean War, the U.S. Air Force History Program ispublishing several works. One is this pamphlet, a companion volume to the airwar chronology entitled The USAF in Korea: A Chronology, 1950–1953,which details monthly and daily USAF activities and operations in the theater.This pamphlet, The USAF in Korea: Campaigns, Units, and Stations, 1950–1953, provides information on the ten combat campaigns of the Korean Warand gives an organizational view of tactical and support organizations carry-ing out combat operations. It also locates organizations or elements of organi-zations at their stations in Korea during the war and identifies designated K-Sites.

The first part of the pamphlet describes and illustrates the Korean servicemedal and service streamer and the ten designated campaigns of the KoreanWar. Accompanied by pertinent maps, the campaign narratives are general andselective rather than comprehensive, with each summary highlighting aerialcombat. This section is extracted from Dr. A. Timothy Warnock’s referencework Air Force Combat Medals, Streamers, and Campaigns (Washington:USGPO, 1990).

During World War II, the group, each with three or four flying squadrons,was the basic combat element of the Army Air Forces. This organizationchanged in 1947 when the new United States Air Force adopted the wing-baseplan. Each combat group then active received a controlling parent wing of thesame number and nomenclature. The new wing also controlled three addition-al groups with the same number to operate the air base, maintain the aircraft,and provide medical care at the base. When combat forces began to fight thewar in Korea, the USAF units did so in various organizational forms. In somecases, the combat arm of the wing, plus a portion of the wing’s supporting per-sonnel, deployed to the Korean theater, leaving the rest of the wing to operatethe home base, to which the group returned after its tour of combat ended.Early in the war, some combat groups deployed and operated under otherwings, including temporary four-digit wings. In December 1950, those groups’aligned (same number) parent wings moved on paper from their previousbases and replaced the temporary wings in combat. The personnel of the tem-porary wing’s headquarters were reassigned to the headquarters of its replace-ment. In 1951, the Strategic Air Command began to eliminate its combatgroups by reducing the group headquarters to token strength and attaching theflying squadrons directly to the wing; therefore, wings replaced the mediumbombardment groups attached to Far East Air Forces (FEAF) BomberCommand for combat. The groups were either inactivated or reduced instrength to one officer and one enlisted. In most cases, the personnel assigned

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to the group headquarters were simply reassigned to the wing headquarters,which had moved on paper to the location of the group headquarters. Mostother combat organizations in-theater continued to operate with both wing andgroup headquarters or with group headquarters only. In a few cases, individualsquadrons, such as the 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, were directly con-trolled by an organization higher than either wing or group level.

The second section comprises briefs on the combat flying organizationsand a selected number of combat support organizations that operated in thetheater. In instances where the tactical group and wing of the same numberbegan combat at different times, the first to enter combat is summarized first;if both began operational missions at the same time, information on the parentwing is given first. Each brief in section two contains an operational summa-ry of a given organization’s activities in the war, but specific information in theChronology is not repeated here. Next, where pertinent, is a listing of flying ormission components. Following that is an organization’s station list based oninformation in the organization’s histories; in some cases, the station shown inthe brief will not agree with the station listings found in the third section of thispamphlet. The commanders of groups and wings are listed next, and whereapplicable, Korean War campaign streamers, Korean War decorations, andMedal of Honor recipients are identified. The organizations’ official emblemsat the time of the Korean War appear with their descriptions or blazons.

The third part of the pamphlet contains the available official lists of AirForce units and organizations located in Korea, extracted directly from thebimonthly publication, Directory of USAF Organizations, issued by HQUSAF DCS/Comptroller. These listings date from July 1, 1950, which showedno USAF unit or organization located in Korea, to July 1, 1953, which listedstations and organizations located in Korea just before the end of the conflict.Unfortunately, we were not able to locate two issues of this series — May 1,1951, and July 1, 1951. The issue of April 1952 was a special edition; then, theseries reverted to bimonthly issues. These lists appear exactly as shown in thedirectories. The data contained in each issue reflects information provided byFEAF and other commands to the HQ USAF, Directorate of StatisticalServices, Machine Accounting Division, through the end of the previousmonth. In some instances, the inputs did not specifically identify the locationof an organization, leaving the reader to guess whether an organization waslocated in the town or at a nearby air base or airdrome. Rendering Koreanplace names in English inevitably results in a variety of spellings, and theselists are no exception. For example, the location generally known in USAFdocuments as Kangnung is in these lists consistently spelled as Kangnumg.

The directories have several additional unfortunate shortcomings. Theappearance in the Directory of an organization at a new location usually fol-lowed that organization’s actual move by several months. The bimonthlynature of the publication totally missed the movement of USAF organizationsinto North Korean bases in November 1950; conversely, it continued to showorganizations located in the North Korean capital well after the invasion by

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Chinese Communist Forces restored Pyongyang to Communist control.Occasionally an organization would unaccountably or inadvertently drop outof a Directory, only to reappear in following issues. Despite the discrepanciescontained in the directories, these lists chart the ebb and flow of the war,demonstrate the buildup of air power in the campaign zone, identify the typeof units supporting the operational organizations, and name the Korean basesat which USAF organizations were located at any given approximate time inthe war. Included at the end of this part is a glossary of abbreviations andacronyms used in the directories.

The final section is a listing, both numerically and alphabetically, of loca-tions in Korea identified as K-Sites. The place name spellings used are thosefound in Fifth Air Force general orders designating the K-Sites and other offi-cial Fifth Air Force documents. Also included is a map of Korea that approxi-mately locates each K-Site.

Personnel of AFHRA’s Organizational History Branch wrote and editedthe organizational briefs and the K-Site lists. We wish to acknowledge ourgratitude to Ms. Susan Beasley for scanning the initial section of the pamphletand adding the unit emblem representations to the second part; to Ms. BarbaraRobertson and Technical Sergeant Andrea Johnson, USAFR, for extractingfrom the publication Directory of USAF Organizations the Korean station liststhat appear in the in the third part; and to Dr. Forrest L. Marion for locating theK-Sites on the map of Korea in the final section. Ms. Barbara Wittig ofAFHSO’s Production Team formatted the material and prepared, with theassistance of Dr. Richard Wolf, the pamphlet for publication.

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Korean Service, 1950–1954

Korean Service MedalA gateway encircled with the inscription KOREAN SERVICE is embossed inthe center of the obverse side of the Korean Service Medal. Centered on thereverse side is the Korean symbol that represents the unity of all beings, as itappears on the national flag of the Republic of Korea. Encircling this symbolis the inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A spray of oak and laurelgraces the bottom edge. The medal is worn with a suspension ribbon, althougha ribbon bar may be worn instead. Both the suspension ribbon and ribbon barare blue, representing the United Nations, with a narrow, white stripe on eachedge and a white band in the center.

Executive Order No. 10179, November 8, 1950, established the KoreanService Medal. A member of the U.S. Armed Forces earned the medal if he orshe participated in combat or served with a combat or service unit in theKorean Theater on permanent assignment or on temporary duty for 30 con-secutive or 60 nonconsecutive days anytime between June 27, 1950, and July27, 1954. Service with a unit or headquarters stationed outside the theater butdirectly supporting Korean military operations also entitled a person to thismedal. An individual also received a Bronze Service Star for each campaign inwhich he or she participated, or a Silver Service Star in place of five BronzeStars. These stars are worn on the suspension ribbon or the ribbon bar. Servicemembers who participated in at least one airborne or amphibious assault land-ing are entitled to wear an arrowhead on the ribbon or ribbon bar.

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Korean Service StreamerThe Korean Service Streamer is identical to the ribbon in design and color. AirForce units received a service streamer if they were based in Korea betweenJune 27, 1950, and July 27, 1954, or based in adjacent areas of Japan andOkinawa, where they actively supported other units engaged in combat oper-ations. A campaign streamer is a service streamer with the name and dates ofthe campaign embroidered on it. A unit received a campaign streamer insteadof a service streamer if it served in, or flew combat missions into, the combatzone during a particular campaign. Units participating in amphibious or air-borne assault landings received the campaign streamer with an embroideredarrowhead preceding the name and dates.

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Korean CampaignsJune 27, 1950–July 27, 1953

Designated Campaigns of Korean ServiceThe U.S. Army designated ten campaigns, adopted by the U.S. Air Force, forKorean Service. The first campaign began on June 27, 1950, when elements ofthe U.S. Air Force first countered North Korea’s invasion of South Korea; thelast ended on July 27, 1953, when the Korean Armistice cease-fire becameeffective. In all designated campaigns, the combat zone for campaign credit isthe Korean Theater of Operations, which encompassed North and SouthKorea, Korean waters, and the airspace over these areas. The Secretary ofDefense extended the period of Korean Service by one year from the date ofthe cease-fire. During this time, units and individuals earned no campaigncredits but received either the Korean Service Streamer or the Korean ServiceMedal and Ribbon if stationed in Korea. The first campaign for Korean serviceis the UN Defensive.

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UN Defensive:June 27–September 15, 1950Early on June 25, 1950, North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel nearKaesong to invade the Republic of Korea (ROK).* During the afternoon, NorthKorean fighter aircraft attacked South Korean and U.S. Air Force (USAF) air-craft and facilities at Seoul airfield and Kimpo Air Base (AB), just south ofSeoul. The next day, FEAF fighters flew protective cover while ships evacu-ated American citizens from Inchon, a seaport on the Yellow Sea, 20 mileswest of Seoul.

With the Communists at the gates of Seoul, on June 27 FEAF transportaircraft evacuated Americans from the area. Fifth Air Force fighters escortingthe transports destroyed three North Korean fighters to score the first aerialvictories of the war. Meanwhile, the United Nations (UN) Security Council inNew York, with the Soviet Union’s delegate absent and unable to veto the res-olution, recommended that UN members assist the Republic of Korea. Pres-ident Harry S. Truman then ordered the use of U.S. air and naval forces to helpcounter the invasion.

Commanded by Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, FEAF responded imme-diately. On June 28 FEAF began flying interdiction missions between Seouland the 38th parallel; photoreconnaissance and weather missions over SouthKorea; airlift missions from Japan to Korea; and close air support missions forthe ROK troops. North Korean fighters attacked FEAF aircraft that were usingSuwon airfield, 15 miles south of Seoul, as a transport terminal and an emer-gency airstrip. The next day the 3d Bombardment Group made the firstAmerican air raid on North Korea, bombing the airfield at Pyongyang. TheFEAF Bomber Command followed this raid with sporadic B–29 missionsagainst North Korean targets through July. Then in August the B–29s made

*The Republic of Korea, established by the United Nations on August 15, 1948, had Seoulas its capital city. North Korea, the Democratic Republic of Korea, was established onSeptember 9, 1948, under a Communist regime, with its capital at Pyongyang. In June 1950 theboundary between North and South Korea was the 38th degree, north latitude, i.e., the 38th par-allel.

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concerted and continuous attacks on North Korean marshaling yards, railroadbridges, and supply dumps. These raids made it difficult for the enemy toresupply, reinforce, and move its frontline troops.

As Communist troops pushed southward, on June 30, 1950, PresidentTruman committed U.S. ground forces to the battle. Shortly afterward, on July7, the UN established an allied command under President Truman, whopromptly named U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur as UN Commander. Afew weeks later, on July 24, General MacArthur established the UnitedNations Command (UNC). Meantime, the Fifth Air Force, commanded byUSAF Maj. Gen. Earle E. Partridge, established an advanced headquarters inTaegu, South Korea, 140 miles southeast of Seoul. Headquarters, Eighth U.S.Army in Korea, under U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker, was also estab-lished at Taegu.

During July 1950, as UN forces continued to fall back, most FEAFbombers and fighters operated from bases in Japan, over 150 miles from thebattlefront. This distance severely handicapped F–80 jet aircraft because oftheir very short range, even when equipped with wing fuel tanks. After only ashort time over Korean targets, the F–80s had to return to Japan to refuel andreplenish munitions. Cooperating with naval aviators, the USAF pilotsbombed and strafed enemy airfields, destroying much of the small NorthKorean Air Force on the ground. During June and July, Fifth Air Force fight-er pilots shot down 20 North Korean aircraft. Before the end of July, the U.S.Air Force and the Navy and Marine air forces could claim air superiority overNorth and South Korea.

UN ground forces, driven far to the south, had checked the advance ofNorth Korean armies by August 5. A combination of factors—air support fromFEAF, strong defenses by UN ground forces, and lengthening North Koreansupply lines—brought the Communist offensive to a halt. The UN troops helda defensive perimeter in the southeastern corner of the peninsula, in a 40- to60-mile arc about the seaport of Pusan. American, South Korean, and Britishtroops, under extensive and effective close air support, held the perimeteragainst repeated attacks while the UNC built its combat forces and made plansto counterattack.

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UN Offensive:September 16–November 2, 1950The first UN offensive against North Korean forces began on September 15,1950, with the U.S. X Corps, under Army Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, mak-ing an amphibious assault at Inchon, 150 miles north of the battlefront. In thesouth the Eighth U.S. Army, made up of U.S., ROK, and British forces, coun-terattacked the next day. The 1st Marine Air Wing provided air support for thelanding at Inchon while the Fifth Air Force likewise supported the EighthArmy. On September 16, as part of a strategic bombing campaign, FEAFbombed Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, and Wonsan, an east coastport 80 miles north of the 38th parallel.

U.S. Marines attached to X Corps captured Kimpo AB near Seoul onSeptember 17. Two days later the first FEAF cargo carrier landed there, inau-gurating an around-the-clock airlift of supplies, fuel, and troops. C–54sreturned wounded personnel to hospitals in Japan, and C–119s airdropped sup-plies to frontline forces. Bad weather hindered close air support of the EighthArmy, but on the 26th the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division forged out of the PusanPerimeter north of Taegu and within a day thrust northward to link up with 7thInfantry Division forces near Osan, 25 miles south of Seoul. Air controllers,using tactics similar to those developed in France during World War II, accom-panied the advancing tank columns, supported tank commanders with aerialreconnaissance, and called in close air support missions as needed. OnSeptember 26 General MacArthur announced the recapture of Seoul, but streetfighting continued for several more days.

For a time in August and September 1950, before the recapture of Kimpo,all FEAF flying units had to fly from bases in Japan. The only continuouslyusable tactical base in Korea was Taegu, which FEAF used as a staging fieldto refuel and arm tactical aircraft. On September 28 fighter-bombers returnedpermanently to Taegu. As UN forces swept North Korean troops from SouthKorea, aviation engineers rebuilt the airfields, beginning with Pohang on theeast coast 50 miles northeast of Taegu. USAF flying units returned on October

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7 to Pohang, and to other rebuilt airfields at Kimpo, near Seoul, and at Suwon,20 miles south of Seoul.

Supported by a UN resolution. President Truman directed the U.S. JointChiefs of Staff to authorize pursuit of the retreating North Korean forces, andon October 9 the Eighth Army crossed the 38th parallel near Kaesong.American and South Korean forces entered the North Korean capital ofPyongyang on October 19. FEAF B–29s and B–26s continued to bomb surfacetransport lines and military targets in North Korea while B–26s, F–51s, andF–80s provided close air support to ground troops. FEAF also furnished pho-tographic reconnaissance, airlift, and air medical evacuation. For example, onOctober 20 the air force’s troop carriers delivered 2,860 paratroopers and morethan 301 tons of equipment and supplies to drop zones near Sukchon and Sun-chon, 30 miles northeast of Pyongyang. The airborne troops bypassed strongdefenses established by the North Koreans, and taken by surprise, the enemytroops abandoned their positions to retreat further northward.

Meantime, on the east coast of Korea, the ROK forces crossed the 38thparallel on October 1 and ten days later captured Wonsan. On October 26South Korean forces reached the Yalu River at Chosan, 120 miles north ofPyongyang. Communist forces counterattacked within two days along theROK lines near Chosan, forcing the South Koreans to retreat. The People’sRepublic of China had entered the conflict against the U.S. Eighth Army inKorea in the west and the U.S. X Corps in the east. At this point, the war inKorea took on an entirely different character as the tide turned against the UNforces.

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CCF* Intervention:November 3, 1950–January 24, 1951Confronted by Chinese troops in North Korea, on November 3, 1950, UNtroops, with the protection of Fifth Air Force close air support, began to with-draw to the Chongchon River in northwest Korea. On November 8, FEAFbombed the city of Sinuiju, the gateway from Korea to Manchuria on the YaluRiver. Chinese MiG–l5 jet aircraft engaged F–80 jets flying cover for the U.S.bombers, and in the first all-jet aerial combat, an American pilot scored a vic-tory against a MiG.

During the remainder of November, FEAF medium and light bombers,along with U.S. Navy aircraft, attacked bridges over the Yalu River and sup-ply centers along the Korean side of the river. Operations against bridges wereusually unsuccessful because the bombers had to fly parallel to the river toavoid violating Chinese air space. The B–29s also dropped their bombs fromat least 20,000 feet to avoid flak. Nevertheless, the bombers destroyed a spanof a railroad bridge on November 25 at Manpojin, 150 miles north of Pyong-yang, and two spans of a highway bridge on November 26 at Chongsongjin,110 miles northwest of Pyongyang. The Communists simply built pontoonbridges or, as winter set in, crossed the Yalu on the ice. The B–29s did destroyNorth Korean supply centers, which forced the enemy to disperse its suppliesor to hold them in Manchuria until needed.

The UNC planned a new offensive, unaware of the extent of the Chineseinvolvement. Even as General MacArthur kicked off the offensive on Novem-ber 25–26, 1950, Communist forces also launched a major attack, driving boththe Eighth Army in northwest Korea and the X Corps in northeast Korea south-ward. In the Chosin Reservoir area, the U.S. 1st Marine Division was sur-rounded. Between December l and 11, FEAF Combat Cargo Command, com-manded by Maj. Gen. William H. Tunner, airlifted over 1,500 tons of suppliesto the embattled Marines. FEAF pilots even dropped eight bridge spans so thatthe Marines could build a bridge across a gorge. The division finally brokethrough the Chinese troops to UN lines near Hungnam, an east coast seaport

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100 miles northeast of Pyongyang. The U.S. Navy, with some assistance fromFEAF airlifters, evacuated the X Corps from Wonsan on December 5–15, andfrom Hungnam on December 15–24, leaving northeast Korea to theCommunist forces. On the 27th the X Corps passed to the control of the EighthArmy, and by the end of the month, General MacArthur, UN Commander, hadplaced Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, newly arrived in Korea and replacingGeneral Walker, in control of all UN ground forces in Korea.

Meanwhile, FEAF had brought additional C–54s to Korea to meet thedemands of the ground forces for theater airlift, and the air force began mov-ing its fighter units, including a squadron of South African Air Force fighters,to airfields in North Korea to meet the close air support needs of UN troops.The appearance of the MiG–15 jet fighter in November 1950 threatened UNair superiority over Korea because the MiG outperformed available U.S. air-craft. FEAF requested the newest and best jet fighters, and on December 6,less than a month later, the 27th Fighter-Escort Wing, flying F–84 Thunderjets,arrived at Taegu. Then, on December 15 the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing flewits first mission in Korea in F–86 Sabres. Less than a week later, on the 22d,F–86 pilots shot down six MiG–15s, losing only one Sabre. The newer jetfighters permitted the UNC to maintain air superiority.

During December 1950 FEAF flew interdiction and armed reconnaissancemissions that helped slow the advancing Chinese armies. B–29s and B–26sbombed bridges, tunnels, marshaling yards, and supply centers. When theChinese troops resorted to daytime travel north of Pyongyang in pursuit of theEighth Army, Fifth Air Force pilots killed or wounded an estimated 33,000enemy troops within two weeks. By mid-December Communist forces weremoving only at night, though still advancing.

On January 1, 1951, Communist forces crossed the 38th parallel and threedays later entered Seoul behind retreating UN troops. Finally, on January 15UN forces halted the Chinese and North Korean armies 50 miles south of the38th parallel, on a line from Pyongtack on the west coast to Samchok on theeast coast.

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First UN Counteroffensive:January 25–April 21, 1951Taking the offensive on January 25, 1951, the UNC began military operationsdirected toward wearing down the enemy rather than capturing territory. Fortwo weeks UN forces, with close air support provided by Fifth Air Force fight-er-bombers, advanced slowly northward against inconsistent but often stub-born resistance. On February 10 the troops captured Kimpo AB near Seoul.When thawing roads made ground transport virtually impossible, Brig. Gen.John P. Henebry’s 315th Air Division airdropped supplies to the ground forces.For example, between February 23 and 28 the 314th Troop Carrier Group, fly-ing C–119s, dropped 1,358 tons of supplies to troops north of Wonju, a town50 miles southeast of Seoul. UN forces reoccupied Seoul on March 14.

A few days later, on March 23, FEAF airdropped a reinforced regiment atMunsan, 25 miles north of Seoul. In preparation, fighter-bombers and mediumbombers, under direction of airborne tactical controllers, bombed enemytroops and positions near the drop zones. The C–119s continued the airdrop ofsupplies until March 27, as the paratroopers advanced from Munsan toYonchon, 35 miles north of Seoul.

By this time, Communist forces had established such a strong air presencebetween the Chongchon and Yalu Rivers in northwestern Korea that Fifth AirForce pilots began to refer to this region as “MiG Alley.” The Fifth, unable tochallenge the enemy’s temporary air superiority in northwestern Korea frombases in Japan, returned its tactical fighter units to Korean airfields recentlywrested from Communist control. By March 10, F–86 Sabres were once againbattling Chinese and North Korean pilots in MiG Alley while flying cover forFEAF Bomber Command’s B–29s against targets in the area. Through the restof March and April, FEAF bombed bridges over the Yalu River and other tar-gets under the protection of escorting jet fighters. In spite of the escorts, MiGpilots on April 12 destroyed 3 of 38 B–29s attacking bridges at Sinuiju, caus-ing the FEAF Bomber Command to put Sinuiju temporarily off-limits toB–29s.

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On the eastern side of the peninsula. Bomber Command executed an inter-diction campaign against railroads, tunnels, and bridges. U.S. naval aviatorsalso were conducting missions against targets in the northeastern section ofKorea between Wonsan and the Siberian border. From April 12 to 23 FEAFBomber Command attacked rebuilt airfields on the outskirts of Pyongyang, atSariwon 40 miles south of Pyongyang, and at Hamhung, on the east coast 110miles northeast of Pyongyang.

On the ground, the Eighth Army pushed north of Seoul to reach the 38thparallel on March 31. Soon after, on April 11, President Harry S. Trumanremoved the UN Commander, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, because of his out-spoken criticism of the President’s prosecution of the war. Gen. Matthew B.Ridgway replaced General MacArthur, and Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet inher-ited the Eighth Army command. With close air support from the Fifth AirForce, UN ground forces pushed north beyond the 38th parallel between April17 and 21, until halted by a North Korean and Chinese counterattack.

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CCF Spring Offensive:April 22–July 8, 1951The CCF’s spring offensive began on April 22, 1951, with an assault on ROKArmy positions 40 to 55 miles northeast of Seoul. U.S. Army and MarineCorps forces joined a United Kingdom brigade to plug the gap opened in UNlines north of Seoul, and by May 1 the Communist drive had lost momentum.For the next two weeks the Chinese and North Koreans built their strengthbefore attacking in the vicinity of Taepo, between the east coast andChunchon, 45 miles northeast of Seoul. By May 20 Eighth Army forces hadstopped the Communist troops just north of Hongchon, 50 miles east of Seoul.

The UNC launched a counterattack two days later, on the 22d, along mostof the battle line, except for a holding action just north of Munsan. ROK forceson the east coast quickly advanced northward to Kansong, 25 miles north ofthe 38th parallel. Advance in the center of the peninsula was slower, but byMay 31 the Communist forces had their backs to Hwachon, 65 miles northeastof Seoul. Farther west, UN troops had pushed the enemy troops to Yonchon,40 miles north of Seoul.

During the CCF Spring Offensive, FEAF and the U.S. Navy maintainedair superiority over Korea through aerial combat and continued bombing ofNorth Korean airfields. The Fifth Air Force and a Marine Corps air wingextended airfield attacks on May 9 to include Sinuiju airfield in the northwestcomer of Korea. MiG fighters from Antung airfield just across the Yalu Riverin Manchuria offered little resistance to the American raid. Jet fighter-bombers destroyed antiaircraft positions, followed by Marine Corsairs andAir Force Mustangs that bombed and rocketed targets around Sinuiju airfield.F–86s protected the attack aircraft from MiGs. This mission destroyed allNorth Korean aircraft on the field, most buildings, and several fuel, supply,and ammunition dumps. All U.S. aircraft returned safely from the Sinuijuraid.

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J. Timberlake temporarily took over the Fifth Air Force. Maj. Gen. Frank F.Everest succeeded to the command of the Fifth Air Force on June 1, and tendays later, Lt. Gen. O. P. Weyland took over FEAF.

Through most of May the Chinese pilots stayed on the Manchurian side ofthe Yalu River, but on the 20th 50 MiGs engaged 36 Sabres in aerial combat.During this fight Capt. James Jabara destroyed two MiGs. Added to his fourprevious victories, these credits made him the first jet ace in aviation history.MiG pilots again challenged Sabre flights escorting B–29 bombers on May 31and June 1, but the Communists lost six more aircraft.

FEAF, Marine Corps, and Navy close air support of the UN ground forces.coupled with extensive artillery fire, forced the North Korean and Chineseforces during the spring of 1951 to restrict their movements and attacks to peri-ods of darkness and bad weather. In addition, the air force used ground-basedradar with considerable success to direct B–29 and B–26 night attacks againstCommunist positions and troop concentrations. FEAF also supplementedsealift with its cargo aircraft by flying supplies, mostly artillery ammunitionand petroleum products, from Japan to Korea. Transports usually landed atSeoul or Hoengsong, 55 miles southeast of Seoul. The 315th Air Divisiondelivered 15,900 tons in April; 21,300 tons in May; and 22,472 tons in June1951. Also, whenever rains slowed overland transport to the front lines,C–119s airdropped supplies to UN troops. In late May FEAF initiatedOperation Strangle, an interdiction campaign aimed at highways south of the39th parallel. The next month the campaign was extended, with somewhatgreater success, to railroads.

On June 23, 1951, the North Koreans, through the Soviet Union, proposeda cease-fire, and in July delegations began negotiations at Kaesong, NorthKorea, on the 38th parallel 35 miles northwest of Seoul. UN forces continuedpushing the Communist troops northward until by July 8 the front line corre-lated closely with the armistice line established two years later.

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UN Summer-Fall Offensive:July 9–November 27, 1951Although truce negotiations began on July 10, 1951, hostilities continued.When the parties suspended negotiations on August 23, the UNC conducted anoffensive in central Korea, to gain an important tactical position. But overallthe UN ground forces fought a war of attrition. When the ground action sub-sided, FEAF began to improve its Korean airfields.

The Allies distributed their air power on the improved airfields through-out South Korea. In July 1951 the Royal Australian Air Force sent a squadronof jet fighters to Kimpo airfield, on the western outskirts of Seoul. U.S. AirForce units assigned to Kimpo included a fighter-interceptor group and a tac-tical reconnaissance group. A South African Air Force fighter-bomber squad-ron, flying Mustangs, operated from Chinhae AB on the south coast, ten mileswest of Pusan. The USAF also stationed a fighter-bomber group at Chinhae.Other major UN airfields in Korea included two at Pusan, one with a MarineCorps air wing assigned and the other hosting a USAF light bomber group.The USAF had stationed two fighter-bomber groups at Taegu, 140 milessoutheast of Seoul; a fighter-bomber group and a fighter-interceptor group atSuwon, 15 miles south of Seoul; and a light bomber group at Kunsan, on thewest coast 110 miles south of Seoul. FEAF and Fifth Air Force used other air-fields in South Korea primarily as staging bases from which to rearm and refu-el aircraft, make emergency landings, and fly in supplies for frontline troops.The B–29s and cargo carriers operated from bases in Japan.

The Chinese Air Force implemented an air campaign in late July to testUN air superiority. Through August the Communist pilots tried their tactics inscattered air battles, then in September they challenged Fifth Air Force pilotsin earnest. During the month, UN pilots engaged 911 Communist aircraft inaerial combat and shot down 14 MiGs, while suffering six losses. AggressiveCommunist pilots nonetheless forced the Fifth Air Force to suspendfighter-bomber interdiction attacks in MiG Alley until the winter, and onOctober 28 FEAF Bomber Command restricted the vulnerable B–29s to nightoperations.

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UN fighter-bombers, no longer able to attack targets in MiG Alley, turnedto the destruction of railway lines in the area between Pyongyang and theChongchon River. On August 18 the UNC expanded its railway interdictioncampaign. Fifth Air Force attacked railroads and bridges in the northwest butoutside MiG Alley; FEAF Bomber Command hit transportation targets, espe-cially bridges, in the center of North Korea; and U.S. Navy aerial unitsbombed railroads and bridges on the northeast coast. This campaign forced theCommunists to resort to motor vehicles and move supplies and troops at night.Thus, in August and September night-flying B–26s found lucrative targets onthe roads of North Korea. Stronger flak defenses and worsening weather inOctober and November permitted the Communists to repair damaged rail-roads.

Meantime, in October 1951, the North Koreans began to construct withina few miles of each other three new airfields at Saamcham, Taechon, andNamsi, all 50 to 70 miles north and northwest of Pyongyang. American B–29sattempted to destroy the newly constructed airfields. During the night ofOctober 13 FEAF Bomber Command unsuccessfully raided the field atSaamcham. The Bomber Command staff subsequently planned daytime raidsunder the escort of F–84s and F–86s. The B–29s made successful raids onOctober 18, 21, and 22, damaging the landing strips and other facilities at allthree airfields. However, on the 23d MiG interceptors attacked the bombersand their escorts, shooting down three B–29s and an F–84, while losing fourMiGs. The B–29s returned to night raids but failed to destroy the NorthKorean airfields, and the MiG pilots flying from these fields continued tointercept and shoot down UN aircraft.

On November 12, 1951, truce negotiations resumed at a new site—Panmunjom—and UN ground forces ceased all offensive action. ByNovember 27 the UN had established defensive positions, and the Allies set-tled into a war of containment, although the Communists still pursued theireffective air offensive.

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Second Korean Winter:November 28, 1951–April 30, 1952USAF officials recognized the need for more F–86s to counter the Chinese AirForce in Korea. The 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing at Suwon AB, 15 milessouth of Seoul, consequently received F–86s from the United States to replaceits F–80s. On December 1, 1951, the wing flew its first combat missions in thenew Sabres. Members of the 51st and 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wings shatteredthe Communists’ air offensive, downing 26 MiGs in two weeks, while losingonly six F–86s. The Sabres achieved in the air results that had eluded theB–29s when they bombed the enemy airfields near Pyongyang. For the rest ofthe winter, the MiG pilots generally avoided aerial combat; nevertheless, FifthAir Force pilots between January and April 1952 destroyed 127 Communistaircraft while losing only nine in aerial combat.

In spite of increasing vulnerability to flak damage, Fifth Air Force contin-ued its raids against railways. In January 1952 FEAF Bomber Command’sB–29s joined this interdiction campaign. Although the Communists managedto build up supply dumps in forward areas, the UN air forces damaged the rail-ways enough to prevent the enemy from supporting a sustained major offen-sive. The interdiction missions also forced the North Koreans and Chinese todivert materiel and troops from the front lines to protect and repair the rail-ways. As the ground began to thaw, between March 3 and 25, the Fifth AirForce bombed key railways, but with limited success. For example, on the25th fighter-bombers attacked the railway between Chongju, on the west coast60 miles northeast of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, and Sinanju, 20miles farther southeast. This strike closed the railway line for only five daysbefore the Communists repaired it. The B–29s were somewhat more success-ful during the last week in March, knocking out bridges at Pyongyang andSinanju. Fifth Air Force continued the interdiction campaign through Aprilwhile looking for more effective means to block North Korean transport sys-tems.

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In the winter of 1951–1952, with the establishment of static battle lines,the need for close air support declined drastically. To use the potential fire-power of the fighter-bombers, in January 1952 the UN commander alternatedaerial bombardment of enemy positions on one day with artillery attacks of thesame positions the next day. The Chinese and North Korean troops merely dugdeeper trenches and tunnels that were generally invulnerable to either air orartillery strikes. After a month the UN Commander, General Ridgway, orderedthe strikes stopped.

With peace talks at Panmunjom stalemated and ground battle lines static,on April 30 UN air commanders prepared a new strategy of military pressureagainst the enemy by attacking targets previously exempted or underexploit-ed.

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Korea, Summer-Fall 1952:May 1–November 30,1952The new UN strategy sought to increase military pressure on North Korea andthus force the Communist negotiators to temper their demands. In May 1952the Fifth Air Force shifted from interdiction missions against transportationnetworks to attacks on North Korean supply depots and industrial targets. OnMay 8 UN fighter-bombers blasted a supply depot and a week later destroyeda vehicle-repair factory at Tang-dong, a few miles north of Pyongyang. TheFifth Air Force, under a new Commander, Maj. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus, alsodestroyed munitions factories and a steel-fabricating plant during May andJune. Meanwhile, Gen. Mark W. Clark took over the UNC. Beginning on June23, U.S. Navy and Fifth Air Force units made coordinated attacks on the elec-tric power complex at Sui-ho Dam, on the Yalu River near Sinuiju, followedby strikes against the Chosin, Fusen, and Kyosen power plants, all locatedmidway between the Sea of Japan and the Manchurian border in northeasternKorea.

The aerial reconnaissance function, always important in target selection.became indispensable to the strategy of increased aerial bombardment, sincetarget planners sought the most lucrative targets. One inviting target was thecapital city of Pyongyang. It remained unscathed until July 11 when aircraft ofthe U.S. Seventh Fleet, 1st Marine Air Wing, Fifth Air Force, British Navy, andROK Air Force struck military targets there. That night, after daylong attacks,FEAF Bomber Command sent a flight of B–29s to bomb eight targets.Poststrike assessments of Pyongyang showed considerable damage inflicted tocommand posts, supply dumps, factories, barracks, antiaircraft gun sites, andrailroad facilities. The North Koreans subsequently upgraded their antiaircraftdefenses, forcing UN fighter-bombers and light bombers (B–26s) to sacrificeaccuracy and bomb from higher altitudes. Allied air forces returned to Pyong-yang again on August 29 and 30, destroying most of their assigned targets. InSeptember, Fifth Air Force sent its aircraft against troop concentrations andbarracks in northwest Korea while Bomber Command bombed similar targetsnear Hamhung in northeast Korea.

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Along the front lines, throughout the summer and fall of 1952, FEAFjoined the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to provide between 2,000 and 4,000close air support sorties each month. For example, FEAF Bomber Commandnot only flew nighttime interdiction missions but also gave radar-directedclose air support (10,000 or more meters from friendly positions) at night tofrontline troops under Communist attack. During the daytime, Mustang (F–51) pilots flew preplanned and immediate close air support missions.

The 315th Air Division also supported the ground forces, flying suppliesand personnel into Korea and returning wounded, reassigned, and furloughedpersonnel to Japan. C–124s, more efficient on the long haul, carried personneland cargo. C–47s provided tactical airlift to airfields near the front lines, andC–119s handled bulky cargo and airborne and airdrop operations.

During the summer of 1952, the 4th and 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wingsreplaced many of their F–86Es with modified F–86Fs. The new Sabre aircrafthad more powerful engines and improved leading wing-edges which allowedthem to match the aerial combat performance of the MiG–15 jet fighters of theNorth Korean and Chinese air forces. Even though the Communists had builtup their air order of battle, they still tended to restrict their flights to MiG Alleyand often avoided aerial combat with the F–86 pilots. By August and Septem-ber, however, MiG pilots showed more initiative, and aerial engagementsoccurred almost daily. Even though the Communist pilots improved their tac-tics and proficiency, U.S. pilots destroyed many more MiGs, achieving at theend of October a ratio of eight enemy losses to every U.S. loss.

The Communists, in spite of the pressure of the air campaign, remainedstubborn in the truce talks. On October 8, 1952, the UN negotiators atPanmunjom recessed the talks because the Chinese would not agree to non-forced repatriation of prisoners of war. (Only those POWs who wanted repa-triation would return to Communist control. Many enemy POWs preferred toremain in South Korea, but the Communist authorities insisted that thesePOWs also be returned.). As winter set in, UN forces in Korea remained miredin the stalemated conflict.

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Third Korean Winter:December 1, 1952–April 30, 1953The military stalemate continued throughout the winter of 1952–1953. AlliedSabre pilots, meantime, persisted in destroying MiGs at a decidedly favorableratio. In December the Communists developed an ambush tactic against F–86pilots patrolling along the Yalu River: MiG pilots would catch the UN aircraftas they ran short of fuel and headed south to return to base. During theseengagements, some of the F–86 pilots exhausted their fuel and had to bail outover Cho-do, an island 60 miles southwest of Pyongyang. UN forces held theisland and maintained an air rescue detachment there for such emergencies. Toavoid combat while low on fuel, Sabre pilots began to fly home over theYellow Sea. MiG pilots at this time generally sought the advantages of alti-tude, speed, position, and numbers before engaging in aerial combat. The UNpilots, on the other hand, relied on their skills to achieve aerial victories, eventhough they were outnumbered and flying aircraft that did not quite match theflight capabilities of the MiG–15s. One memorable battle occurred on Fe-bruary 18, 1953, near the Sui-ho Reservoir on the Yalu River, 110 miles northof Pyongyang; four F–86Fs attacked 48 MiGs, shot down two, and caused twoothers to crash while taking evasive action. All four U.S. aircraft returned safe-ly to their base.

While the Fifth Air Force maintained air superiority over North Koreaduring daylight hours, FEAF Bomber Command on nighttime missions ranafoul of increasingly effective Communist interceptors. The aging B–29srelied on darkness and electronic jamming for protection from both intercep-tors and antiaircraft gunfire, but the Communists used spotter aircraft andsearchlights to reveal bombers to enemy gun crews and fighter-interceptorpilots. As B–29 losses mounted in late 1952, Bomber Command compressedbomber formations to shorten the time over targets and to increase the effec-tiveness of electronic countermeasures. Fifth Air Force joined the Navy andMarine Corps to provide fighter escorts to intercept enemy aircraft before theycould attack the B–29s. Bomber Command also restricted missions along the

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Yalu to cloudy, dark nights because on clear nights contrails gave away thebombers’ positions. FEAF lost no more B–29s after January 1953 although itcontinued its missions against industrial targets. On March 5 the B–29s pen-etrated deep into enemy territory to bomb a target at Chongjin in northeasternKorea, only 63 miles from the Soviet border.

While Bomber Command struck industrial targets throughout NorthKorea during the winter of 1952–1953, Fifth Air Force cooperated with theU.S. Navy’s airmen in attacks on supplies, equipment, and troops near thefront lines. In December 1952 the Eighth Army moved its bombline from10,000 to 3,000 meters from the front lines, enabling Fifth Air Force and navalfighter-bombers to target areas closer to American positions. Beyond the frontlines, Fifth Air Force focused on destroying railroads and bridges, allowingB–26s to bomb stalled vehicles. In January 1953 Fifth Air Force attempted tocut the five railroad bridges over the Chongchon Estuary near Sinanju, 40miles north of Pyongyang. Expecting trains to back up in marshaling yards atSinanju, Bomber Command sent B–29s at night to bomb them, but these oper-ations hindered enemy transportation only briefly. As the ground thawed in thespring, however, the Communist forces had greater difficulty moving suppliesand reinforcements in the face of the Fifth Air Force’s relentless attacks ontransportation.

At the end of March 1953, the Chinese Communist government indicatedits willingness to exchange injured and ill prisoners of war and to discuss termsfor a cease-fire in Korea. On April 20, Communist and UN officials began anexchange of POWs, and six days later they resumed the sessions at Panmun-jom.

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Korea, Summer 1953:May 1–July 27, 1953Although Communist leaders showed a desire to negotiate an armistice, theywould not do so before trying to improve their military positions. During May1953 Fifth Air Force reconnaissance revealed that the Chinese and NorthKoreans were regrouping their frontline forces. On the last day of the month,Lt. Gen. Samuel E. Anderson took command of the Fifth Air Force.

Communist forces directed a major assault on June 10 against the ROK’sII Corps near Kumsong, a small town in central Korea, 110 miles southeast ofPyongyang. With American aid, the South Koreans stopped the Communistdrive by June 19 with little loss of territory. During the enemy offensive, UNpilots broke previous records in flying close air support sorties, with FEAF fly-ing 7,032, the Marine Corps, 1,348, and other UN air forces, 537. Also duringJune FEAF devoted about one-half of its combat sorties to close air support.Communist troops attacked again in central Korea on July 13, forcing theROK II Corps to retreat once more. But by the 20th Allied ground forces hadstopped the foe’s advance only a few miles south of previous battle lines.During July, FEAF once again devoted more than 40 percent of its 12,000combat sorties to close air support missions.

During the Communist offensives, the 315th Air Division responded todemands of Eighth Army, and between June 21 and 23 it airlifted an Army reg-iment (3,252 soldiers and 1,770 tons of cargo) from Japan to Korea. From June28 through July 2, the airlifters flew almost 4,000 more troops and over 1,200tons of cargo from Misawa and Tachikawa ABs in Japan to Pusan and Taeguairfields in Korea. These proved to be the last major airlift operations of theKorean conflict.

In aerial combat, meanwhile, Fifth Air Force interceptors set new records.Sabre pilots fought most aerial battles in May, June, and July 1953 at 20,000to 40,000 feet in altitude, where the F–86F was most lethal, and during thesethree months they claimed 165 aerial victories against only three losses—thebest quarterly victory-to-loss ratio of the war.

Fifth Air Force and FEAF Bomber Command also continued to punish theenemy through air interdiction, making attacks on the Sui-ho power complexand other industrial and military targets along the Yalu River. In addition, theFifth Air Force in May attacked irrigation dams that had previously beenexcluded from the list of approved targets. On May 13 U.S. fighter-bombersbroke the Toksan Dam about 20 miles north of Pyongyang, and on the 16ththey bombed the Chasan Dam, a few miles to the east of Toksan Dam. Theresulting floods extensively damaged rice fields, buildings, bridges, and roads.Most importantly, two main rail lines were disabled for several days. BetweenJuly 20 and 27 the UNC bombed North Korean airfields to prevent extensiveaerial reinforcement before the armistice ending the Korean conflict becameeffective on July 27, 1953.

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Combat OrganizationsFighter-Bomber

8th Fighter-Bomber WingStationed at Itazuke AB, Japan, at the beginning of the Korean War andassigned to the Fifth Air Force, the 8th FBW controlled combat groups andattached squadrons that conducted combat operations in Korea, flying mostlyinterdiction and close air support missions. The 8th FBG and its squadronsmoved to South Korea on August 11, 1950, while the wing remained in Japanand assumed operational control of other combat units. The wing replaced the6131st Tactical Support Wing and reunited with its tactical group in Korea inDecember 1950. Until the end of the war, it remained in South Korea, per-forming a variety of missions, including some strategic bombardment, aircover for bombers, armed reconnaissance, and low-level bombing and strafingfor interdiction and ground support.Combat Components.51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing: attached September 25–October 12, 1950.452d Bombardment Wing: attached November 15–30, 1950.8th Fighter-Bomber Group: duration, except detached August 14–November

30, 1950.49th Fighter-Bomber Group: attached c. July 9–September 30, 1950.9th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: attached c. June 27–c. July 9,1950.68th Fighter–All Weather Squadron: attached March 1–December 1, 1950.77th Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force: attached July 2–October 10, 1950,

and June 25–August 22, 1951.80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: attached August 11–October 1, 1950.339th Fighter–All Weather Squadron: attached June 26–July 5, 1950.Stations.Itazuke AB, Japan, to December 1, 1950; Pyongyang, North Korea, December

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1, 1950; Seoul AB, South Korea, December 9, 1950; Itazuke AB, Japan,December 10, 1950; Kimpo AB, South Korea, June 25, 1951; Suwon AB,South Korea, August 23, 1951–.

Commanders.Col. John M. Price, to December 9, 1950; Col. Charles W. Stark, December 9,

1950; Col. James B. Tipton, April 3, 1951; Col. Raymond K. Gallagher,February 20, 1952; Col. James J. Stone, Jr., January 24, 1953; Col. WilliamE. Elder, May 29, 1953–.

Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive;

CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second KoreanWinter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer1953.

Decorations.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods June 27, 1950–

January 31, 1951, and February 1, 1951–March 31, 1953.

8th Fighter-Bomber GroupAssigned to the 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing at Itazuke AB, Japan, at the start ofthe Korean War, the 8th FBG participated in combat operations, June1950–July 1953. On June 26, one day after the North Korean invasion, its F–80C pilots provided high-cover combat air patrols along the Han River nearSeoul to protect the air evacuation of U.S. citizens from South Korea. The nextday, pilots of the group’s 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron in aerial combat shotdown four enemy aircraft. Early in July, as the North Koreans advanced downthe Korean peninsula, the group began low-level close air support of UNground forces. In August and September the 8th FBG converted to the pro-peller-driven F–51, which consumed less fuel and provided greater loiter timeon target than the jet-powered F–80. Also in August, it was attached for oper-ational control to one of Fifth Air Force’s temporary wings, the 6131st TacticalSupport Wing. The group began operating from Korean bases in October andmoved to North Korea in late November 1950. It resumed operations fromJapan under the 8th FBW in December, after Chinese Communist forces drovethe UN troops southward beyond the 38th parallel. Also in December, thegroup’s pilots began once again to fly the F–80. The 8th FBG returned to for-ward bases in Korea some six months later, continuing to provide close airsupport to UN ground forces but increasingly flying interdiction missionsagainst enemy transportation systems, airfields, troop concentrations, and sup-ply areas. By January 1952, rail interdiction missions had become such a reg-ular activity that the men chose as their theme song, “We’ve Been Working onthe Railroad.” By mid-1952, the group had returned to close air support of UNground troops, but in November its pilots began flying night interdiction mis-sions. As combat operations wound down in the spring of 1953, the group con-verted to the F–86 Sabre, using it effectively against ground targets, particu-

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larly enemy airfields, just prior to the armistice in July.Combat Components.35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.36th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.Stations.Itazuke AB, Japan, to August 11, 1950; Tsuiki, Japan, August 11, 1950; Suwon

AB, South Korea, October 7, 1950; Kimpo AB, South Korea, October 28,1950; Pyongyang, North Korea, November 25, 1950; Seoul AB, SouthKorea, December 3, 1950; Itazuke AB, Japan, December 10, 1950; KimpoAB, South Korea, June 25, 1951; Suwon AB, South Korea, August 24,1951–.

Commanders.Col. William T. Samways, to May 19, 1951; Col. Edward O. McComas, May

19, 1951; Col. Harvey L. Case, Jr., July 31, 1951; Col. Levi R. Chase,January 22, 1952; Col. Walter G. Benz, Jr., September 12, 1952–.

Medal of Honor Recipient.Maj. Charles J. Loring, Jr. (80th FBS), November 22, 1952.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive;


Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions September 16–November 2, 1950.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods June 27, 1950–


18th Fighter-Bomber GroupAt the outbreak of the Korean War, the 18th FBG’s 12th FBS provided per-sonnel to form the “Dallas” fighter squadron, which rushed into battle. In late

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July, the group headquarters with two of its squadrons (the 12th and 67thFBSs) deployed with F–80s from the Philippines to Taegu AB, South Korea.From July 28 to August 3, the 18th Group operated directly under Fifth AirForce and then passed to the control of the 6002d Fighter (later, TacticalSupport) Wing. Pilots exchanged their F–80s for F–51 Mustangs. Combat tar-gets included tanks and armored vehicles, locomotives and trucks, artillery andantiaircraft guns, fuel and ammunition dumps, warehouses and factories, andtroop concentrations. In August, advancing enemy forces and insufficient air-craft parking at Taegu AB forced the group to move to Japan, but it returnedto South Korea the following month to support UN forces in a counteroffen-sive. Because the front advanced so rapidly, operations from Pusan soonbecame impractical, and the group moved in November to an airstrip nearPyongyang, North Korea. The 2d South African Air Force Squadron joined the18th in mid-November. The CCF intervention caused the group to move twicein as many weeks, first to Suwon AB, South Korea, then to Chinhae. Fromthere the 18th FBG continued to support ground forces and carry out armedreconnaissance and interdiction missions. From November 1950 throughJanuary 1951, it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for destroying roughly2,400 enemy vehicles and severely damaging almost 500 more. From early1951 until January 1953, the group and its tactical squadrons, moving frombase to base in South Korea, operated separately from the rest of the 18thFBW. The group earned its second Distinguished Unit Citation from April 22to July 8, 1951, when it flew 6,500 combat sorties while operating from sod,dirt-filled, and damaged runways to counter the enemy’s 1951 spring offen-sive. When in January 1953 the group rejoined the wing at Osan-ni AB, itssquadrons transitioned to F–86 Sabres without halting the fight against theenemy. It flew its first F–86 counterair mission on February 26, 1953. In thefinal days of the war, the 18th FBG attacked dispersed enemy aircraft atSinuiju and Uiju Airfields.Combat Components.2d Squadron, South African Air Force: attached November 19, 1950–March

24, 1951, and c. April 22, 1951–.12th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: attached May 25, 1951–May 31, 1952.67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.Stations.Taegu AB, South Korea, July 28, 1950; Ashiya AB, Japan, August 8, 1950;

Pusan East AB, South Korea, September 8, 1950; Pyongyang East, NorthKorea, c. November 21, 1950; Suwon AB, South Korea, December 1, 1950;Chinhae, South Korea, December 9, 1950; Hoengsong, South Korea, June2, 1952; Osan-ni AB, South Korea, January 11, 1953–.

Commanders.Col. Ira L. Wintermute, to February 20, 1951; Lt. Col. Homer M. Cox,

February 20, 1951; Col. William P. McBride, c. May 25, 1951; Col. RalphH. Saltsman, Jr., June 5, 1951; Lt. Col. Henry W. Lawrence, by November

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10, 1951; Col. Seymour M. Levenson, November 30, 1951; Col. Sheldon S.Brinson, May 17, 1952; Lt. Col. Albert J. Freund, Jr., November 25, 1952;Col. Maurice L. Martin, January 24, 1953–.

Medal of Honor Recipient.Maj. Louis J. Sebille (67th FBS), August 5, 1950.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive;


Decorations.Two Distinguished Unit Citations for actions November 3, 1950–January 24,

1951, and April 22–July 8, 1951.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods July 24, 1950–


18th Fighter-Bomber WingOn December 1, 1950, the 18th FBW moved on paper from the Philippines toPyongyang, North Korea, absorbing the personnel, F–51 aircraft, and respon-sibilities of the 6002d Tactical Support Wing. Under pressure from CCFadvances, the 18th moved on December 4 to Suwon AB, South Korea, and sixdays later to Chinhae, near Pusan. The 35th FIG , also flying F–51s, wasattached to the 18th FBW briefly from May 7 until it moved to Japan on May25. The 18th Wing headquarters manned detachments with personnel drawnfrom all wing components to support the tactical components at South Koreanbases until all wing personnel were reunited in January 1953 at Osan-ni AB.The 18th Wing’s flying components continued combat to the end of the war.Combat Components.18th Fighter-Bomber Group: duration, except detached July28–November 30,

1950.35th Fighter-Interceptor Group: attached May 7–24, 1951.Stations.Pyongyang East, North Korea, December 1, 1950; Suwon AB, South Korea,

December 4, 1950; Chinhae, South Korea, December 10, 1950; Osan-niAB, South Korea, December 26, 1952–.

Commanders.Col. Curtis R. Low, December 1, 1950; Brig. Gen. Turner C. Rogers, February

1, 1951; Col. Ernest G. Ford, February 2, 1952; Col. William H. Clark,March 7, 1952; Col. Frank S. Perego, January 1, 1953; Col. John C.Edwards, June 15, 1953; Col. Maurice L. Martin, July 5, 1953–.

Campaign Streamers.CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN

Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952;Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.

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Decorations.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods December 1,

1950–January 31,1951, and February 1, 1951–March 31, 1953.

49th Fighter-Bomber GroupThe 49th FBG and its tactical squadrons began operations in the Korean Warwith F–51s and F–80s in June 1950, first under its parent wing; then, the 8thFBW, July–September; and finally, the 6149th Tactical Support Wing,October–November. The group’s first task in South Korea was to cover theevacuation of civilians from Kimpo and Suwon. Next, it flew close air supportmissions to help slow the advancing North Korean armies. Later, it turned tothe interdiction of enemy troops, supplies, and lines of communication. Phas-ing out its F–51s for F–80s, the 49th FBG moved to Taegu AB on October 1,1950, becoming the first jet fighter outfit to operate from bases in South Korea.It received a Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for its combat operations dur-ing the first five months of the war. On December 1, the group returned to itsparent wing, the 49th. When the CCF offensive gained momentum in1950–1951, the group again concentrated on ground support missions. It con-verted to F–84s, in June–September 1951, one squadron at a time, while theremaining squadrons continued combat operations. The 49th FBG earnedanother DUC for its contribution to the success of the UN Summer-FallOffensive. Afterward, it engaged primarily in air interdiction operationsagainst the main enemy channel of transportation: the roads and railroadsbetween Pyongyang and Sinuiju. Also, it flew close air support missions forthe ground forces and attacked high-value targets, including the Sui-ho hydro-electric plants in June 1952 and the Kumgang Political School in October1952. On July 27, 1953, the 49th FBG joined the 58th FBG to bomb SunanAirfield for the final action of F–84 fighter-bombers during the Korean War.Combat Components.7th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration, except detached July 9–August 17,

1950.8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.

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9th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration, except detached August 17–c.September 6, 1950, and December 17, 1952–.

Stations.Misawa AB, Japan, to July 9, 1950; Itazuke AB, Japan, July 9, 1950; Taegu

AB, South Korea, October 1, 1950; Kunsan AB, South Korea, April 1,1953–.

Commanders.Col. Stanton T. Smith, Jr., to October 21, 1950; Col. John R. Murphy, October

21, 1950; Col. Wilbur J. Grumbles, May 20, 1951; Col. William L.Mitchell, November 4, 1951; Lt. Col. Gordon F. Blood, May 20, 1952; Col.Charles G. Teschner, 1952; Col. Robert H. Orr, September 1952; Col.Richard N. Ellis, January 17, 1953; Col. Charles G. Teschner, April 1,1953–.



Decorations.Two Distinguished Unit Citations for actions [June]–November 25, 1950, and

July 9–November 27, 1951.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for the periods [June]

1950–February 7, 1951, and February 8, 1951–March 31, 1953.

49th Fighter-Bomber WingThe 49th FBW provided air defense of Japan until December 1, 1950, when itmoved without personnel or equipment to Taegu AB, South Korea, replacingthe 6149th Tactical Support Wing. The wing’s non-tactical units returned toJapan for a month in January–February 1951, except for a wing detachmentthat stayed to refuel and rearm aircraft staging through Taegu—a vital missionmaintained for most of the war. The 49th FBW was attached to the 58th FBW,March 16–31, 1953. On April 1, in a designation switch, the 49th moved with-out personnel or equipment to Kunsan AB, where it absorbed the resources ofthe 474th FBW and continued combat operations to July 27.Combat Components.49th Fighter-Bomber Group: duration, except detached July 9–November 30,

1950, and March 16–31, 1953.543d Tactical Support Group: attached December 1, 1950–January 26, 1951.9th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: attached August 17–c. September 6, 1950.334th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: attached February 24–March 1, 1951.Stations.Taegu AB, South Korea, December 1, 1950; Tsuiki AB, Japan, January 26,

1951; Taegu AB, South Korea, February 24, 1951; Kunsan AB, SouthKorea, April 1, 1953–.

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Commanders.Col. Aaron W. Tyer, December 1, 1950; Col. Kenneth W. Northamer, April 20,

1951; Col. Aaron W. Tyer, May 27, 1951; Col. Joe L. Mason, September 1,1951; Col. David T. McKnight, February 1, 1952; Col. Robert J. Rogers, c.August 19, 1952–March 15, 1953; none (not manned), March 16–31, 1953;Col. William W. Ingenhutt, April 1, 1953; Col. Edwin A. Doss, April 24,1953–.



Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [December 1] 1950–

February 7, 1951.

58th Fighter-Bomber WingOn July 10, 1952, the 58th FBW activated and absorbed the personnel andequipment of the 136th FBW. The 58th had some assets in Japan and some inSouth Korea until August, when the entire wing moved to Korea. The 58thFBW tested a “reinforced wing” concept in the spring of 1953, taking on thesupport and administrative functions of the 49th FBW while exercising directcontrol of both the 58th and 49th FBGs. In three months, the reinforced wingflew 10,422 combat sorties and delivered more firepower than two separatewings with a full complement of personnel.Combat Components.49th Fighter-Bomber Wing: attached March 16–31, 1953.474th Fighter-Bomber Wing: attached April 1, 1953–.49th Fighter-Bomber Group: attached March 16–31, 1953.58th Fighter-Bomber Group: duration.474th Fighter-Bomber Group: attached April 1, 1953–.Stations.Itazuke AB, Japan, July 10, 1952; Taegu AB, South Korea, August 1952–.

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Commanders.Col. James B. Buck, July 10, 1952; Col. Victor E. Warford, July 22, 1952; Col.

Joseph Davis, Jr., July 1, 1953–.Campaign Streamers.Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decorations.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for the period July 10, 1952–

March 31, 1953.

58th Fighter-Bomber GroupThe 58th FBG flew F–84s in primarily close air support and ground attackmissions from July 1952. Having entered the Korean War with the slow, short-ranged F–84D Thunderjets, the 58th transitioned in late 1952 to the new “G”model, designed with more speed and range. Targets were enemy ports, rail-roads, and airfields. The group attacked the major supply port of Sinuiju inSeptember, inflicting heavy damage to the target area without loss of person-nel or aircraft. Combining with other fighter-bomber units, it attacked theKumgang Political School at Odong-ni in October 1952 and the North Koreantank and infantry school at Kangso in February 1953. In May, the 58th FBGbombed North Korean dams, flooding enemy lines of communication and ricefields. On July 27, 1953, the 58th FBG attacked the runway at Kanggye and,with the 49th FBG, bombed Sunan Airfield for the final action of fighter-bombers in the Korean War.Combat Components.69th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: July 10, 1952–.310th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: July 10, 1952–.311th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: July 10, 1952–.Station.Taegu AB, South Korea, July 10, 1952–.Commander.Col. Charles E. Jordan, 1952; Col. Frederick J. Nelander, 1953–.Campaign Streamers.Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions May 1–July 27, 1953.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 10, 1952–March

31, 1953.

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116th Fighter-Bomber GroupThe 116th FBG, assigned to the 116th FBW, whose personnel came fromGeorgia, Florida, and California National Guard units, was ordered to activeduty in October 1950. In early 1951, the group transitioned from F–80s to F–84 Thunderjets, and shortly thereafter received orders to deploy to Japan.Personnel and aircraft proceeded by ship to Japan, arriving near the end ofJuly. After unloading, personnel found that 33 of the 75 aircraft shipped hadstructural damage or corrosion problems. While support personnel workedfeverishly on the aircraft, the tactical elements resumed their training program.Most of the pilots had not flown for a month, and as the aircraft were repaired,the training in gunnery, rocketry, bombing, and instrument flying intensified.In August, the group began flying air defense alert missions in northern Japan.In November, elements of the tactical group and rotating squadrons deployedto South Korea for combat. Those rotating elements flew missions from TaeguAB to cut enemy rail lines; disrupt supply routes; destroy vehicles, equipment,and troop shelters; and support UN forces in close combat. Between rotationsto South Korea, those squadrons remaining in Japan continued to fly airdefense missions under control of the 116th Wing headquarters through thefirst half of 1952. On July 10, 1952, the 116th designation returned to controlof the Air National Guard, with the 474th Fighter-Bomber Wing absorbing itspersonnel, equipment, aircraft, and other resources.Combat Components.158th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.159th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.196th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.Stations.Misawa AB, Japan, c. July 25, 1951–July 10, 1952 (deployed to Taegu AB,

South Korea, November 1951–c. June 1952).Commanders.Lt. Col. Ralph G. Kuhn, to January 1952; Lt. Col. Daniel F. Sharp, c. January

31, 1952–unknown.Campaign Streamers.UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1952.

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Decorations.None.

136th Fighter-Bomber WingThe 136th FBW of the Texas Air National Guard was ordered to active duty inOctober 1950. It transitioned to the F–84 Thunderjet in early 1951 and movedto Japan incrementally from May to July, integrating with, and then replacing,elements of the 27th Fighter-Escort Wing at Itazuke AB. The wing headquar-ters remained behind as most of its components moved to Taegu AB, SouthKorea, in late September. In November, the headquarters also moved to Taegu,leaving mostly rear-echelon maintenance elements in Japan. After almost ayear of federal service, the 136th FBW was returned, without personnel orequipment, to the Air National Guard on July 10, 1952.Combat Component.136th Fighter-Bomber Group: durationStations.Itazuke AB, Japan, May 1951; Taegu AB, South Korea, November 16, 1951–

July 10, 1952.Commanders.Col. Albert C. Prendergast, to November 5, 1951; Col. Alfred G. Lambert, Jr.,

November 5, 1951; Col. James B. Buck, November 10, 1951–July 10,1952.

Campaign Streamers.UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall

1952.Decorations.None.

136th Fighter-Bomber GroupThe 136th FBG moved to Japan, May–July 1951, with the 182d FBS func-tioning by June 1, the 154th FBS by July 1, and the 111th FBS by August 1.The group engaged primarily in interdiction but it also flew close air support,escort, and armed reconnaissance missions. On June 26, 12 MiG–15s chal-lenged a group of F–84 escort fighters that were screening a formation of B–29bombers attacking a North Korean airfield. Although relatively new to com-bat, Thunderjet pilots of the 182d FBS successfully turned back the MiGs,shooting down one. The group, its flying squadrons, and essential support ele-ments moved from Itazuke AB, Japan, to Taegu AB, South Korea, in lateSeptember. Despite battle damage, maintenance problems, and inclementweather, the 136th FBG hindered North Korean rail transportation anddestroyed large quantities of supplies badly needed by the enemy’s frontlinetroops. In the spring of 1952, it concentrated on close air support of frontlinetroops. On June 23, the 136th FBG and another unit successfully attacked theSui-ho power plant on the Yalu River. This last major aerial assault for the

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136th rendered the fourth largest power plant in the world unserviceable.Combat Components.111th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.154th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.182d Fighter-Bomber Squadron: duration.524th Fighter-Escort Squadron: attached c. July 1–August 12, 1951.Stations.Itazuke AB, Japan, May 1951; Taegu AB, South Korea, c. September 26,

1951–July 10, 1952.Commanders.Lt. Col. Gerald E. Montgomery, c. May 10, 1951; Col. Dean Davenport, June

11, 1951; Col. William T. Halton, c. September 24, 1951; Lt. Col. Daniel F.Sharp, March 21–July 1952.


1952.Decorations.None.

474th Fighter-Bomber WingOn July 10, 1952, the 474th FBW activated at Misawa AB, Japan, taking overthe personnel and F–84E Thunderjets of the 116th FBW. During the next threeweeks, the 474th Wing moved to Kunsan AB on the western side of the Koreanpeninsula, while the 474th Maintenance Squadron moved to Itazuke AB,Japan, and integrated into the rear-echelon maintenance combined operations(REMCO) for Thunderjet fighters. Other wing-support units remained atMisawa AB, attached to the Japan Air Defense Force. The wing controlled itscombat units until April 1, 1953, when its headquarters and support units werereduced to “paper status” and its tactical units attached to the 58th FBW.Combat Component.474th Fighter-Bomber Group: July 10, 1952–April 1, 1953.Stations.Misawa AB, Japan, July 10, 1952; Kunsan AB, South Korea, July 10, 1952;

Taegu AB, South Korea, April 1, 1953–.Commanders.Col. William W. Ingenhutt, July 10, 1952–April 1, 1953.Campaign Streamers.Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 10, 1952–March

30, 1953.

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the Fifth Air Force campaign against communist supply centers, transportationtargets, and troop concentrations. During its first few weeks, the group’s F–84sshredded a large troop concentration near the capital city of Pyongyang, brokeup a MiG attack, hit a munitions factory ten miles south of the Yalu River, anddestroyed a political–military instruction center. In November the 474th FBGstarted flying night interdiction missions to interfere with the enemy’s move-ment of supplies. Its Thunderjets escorted B–26 Marauders on bombing oper-ations in MiG Alley; flew flak suppression missions for strikes on heavilydefended targets; conducted armed reconnaissance of the communist rear togain intelligence information; and ranged over the front lines to strafe andbomb trenches, bunkers, troop shelters, and heavy weapons positions. InJanuary 1953 the group’s attention shifted to communications centers, trainingcomplexes, and strategic targets rebuilt after earlier raids. Over the next threemonths the F–84s struck the Sinanju rail facility on a major supply arterybetween the North Korean capital and the Manchurian border, an industrialarea around Kyomipo located southwest of the capital, and the North KoreanTank and Infantry School west of Pyongyang. Effective April 1, 1953, in aname change only, the 474th and 49th Fighter-Bomber Groups switchedplaces, with the 474th assuming the personnel and equipment of the 49th FBGat Taegu AB. Only the 430th FBS physically moved to Taegu. After April 1,the 474th FBG came under the operational control of the 58th FBW in a testof the “reinforced wing.” On the day before the armistice went into effect,Thunderjets of the 474th Group bombed the Chunggangjin Airfield to preventthe buildup of enemy aircraft in the last hours of the war.Combat Components.428th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: July 10, 1952–.429th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: July 10, 1952–.430th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: July 10, 1952–.Stations.Misawa AB, Japan, July 10, 1952; Kunsan AB, South Korea, July 10, 1952;

Taegu AB, South Korea, April 1, 1953–.Commanders.Lt. Col. William L. Jacobsen, July 10, 1952; Lt. Col. Francis J. Vetort, August

29, 1952; Col. Joseph Davis, Jr., December 16, 1952; Col. Richard N. Ellis,April 1953; Col. John S. Loisel, May 1953–.

Campaign Streamers.Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions December 1, 1952–April 30, 1953.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 10, 1952–March

30, 1953.

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Fighter-Escort

27th Fighter-Escort WingTo help meet the threat of the Soviet-built MiG–15 fighter in Korea, the USAFdiverted Strategic Air Command’s 27th FEW with its F–84 Thunderjets to theFar East instead of sending it as planned to England. In early December 1950the wing established a rear echelon at Itazuke, Japan, and took its F–84s toTaegu AB, South Korea. Less than two months later, fearful that Chineseground forces would overrun UN jet bases in South Korea, Fifth Air Forcewithdrew the 27th to Japan. The wing continued combat from Japan until the136th FBW replaced it in late June 1951.Combat Component.27th Fighter-Escort Group: duration.Stations.Yokota AB, Japan, November 11–30, 1950; Taegu AB, South Korea (advanced

echelon), December 1, 1950–January 31, 1951; Itazuke AB, Japan (rearechelon), December 9, 1950–January 31, 1951; Itazuke AB, Japan February1–July 15, 1951.

Commanders.Col. Ashley B. Packard, to May 1, 1951; Col. Raymond F. Rudell, May 1,

1951–.Campaign Streamers.CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period November 9, 1950–

May 31, 1951.

27th Fighter-Escort GroupThe 27th FEG flew its first combat mission from Taegu AB, South Korea, onDecember 6, 1950. The F–84 crews, although trained in long-range escort,began combat by flying armed reconnaissance and close air support missions,and then added bomber escort, combat air patrol, flak suppression, and precise

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dive-bombing missions against bridges, tunnels, and airfield runways. AnF–84 pilot destroyed the group’s first MiG–15 in aerial combat on January 21,1951. The group returned to Japan at the end of January to continue combatfrom Itazuke AB. In late June, it redeployed to Texas, but the 524th Squadronremained behind until early August to fly combat with the 136th FBG.Combat Components.522d Fighter-Escort Squadron: duration.523d Fighter-Escort Squadron: duration.524th Fighter-Escort Squadron: duration.Stations.Taegu AB, South Korea, December 5, 1950; Itazuke AB, Japan, January 31–

July 2, 1951.Commanders.Col. Donald J. M. Blakeslee, December 1950; Lt. Col. William E. Bertram,

March 3, 1951–.Campaign Streamers.CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive.Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions January 26–April 21, 1951.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period November 9, 1950–

May 31, 1951.

Fighter-Interceptor

4th Fighter-Interceptor WingThe 4th FIW, moving from the United States, arrived in Japan in late Novem-ber with its F–86 Sabres aboard aircraft carriers. The primary mission of thewing was air superiority, and the Sabre was capable of battling the Soviet-builtMiG–15 on equal terms. From Johnson AB, Japan, detachments deployed inmid-December to bases in South Korea, rotating between South Korea andJapan through February 1951. Then, the 4th FIW moved in stages to Korea,

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with all elements rejoined by May 1951. The 4th FIW was the deadliest inter-ceptor wing of the Korean War. Wing, group, and squadron personnel account-ed for 516 air-to-air victories, representing more than half of the enemy air-craft for which USAF credits were awarded. The wing boasted twenty-fiveaces by the end of the war.Combat Components.4th Fighter-Interceptor Group: duration.77th Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force: attached August 23, 1951–.Stations.Johnson AB, Japan, November 28, 1950; Suwon AB, South Korea, May 7,

1951; Kimpo AB, South Korea, August 23, 1951–.Commanders.Brig. Gen. George F. Smith, to May 1951; Col. Herman A. Schmid, May 1951;

Col. Harrison R. Thyng, November 1, 1951; Col. Charles E. King, October2, 1952; Col. James K. Johnson, November 11, 1952–.

Campaign Streamers.CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter;

Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decorations.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods November 1,

1951–September 30, 1952, and October 1, 1952–March 31, 1953.

4th Fighter-Interceptor GroupA portion of the 4th FIG entered combat with F–86 Sabres from Taegu AB,South Korea, between December 15, 1950, and January 2, 1951. Anothergroup detachment operated from Taegu, January 17–February 1. The entiregroup began operations in March 1951 from Suwon AB, South Korea. The 4thFIG’s pilots primarily conducted counterair patrols, destroying enemy aircraftwhenever possible. During April 1952, they confronted 540 MiG–15s anddestroyed twenty. Besides combat air patrol and bomber escort missions, thegroup’s Sabres attacked targets spread across the northwestern Korean land-scape, from airfields at Sunuiju and Uiju on the Yalu to marshaling yards far-ther south at Kunu-ri. Its pilots also flew armed reconnaissance sorties andprovided close support for ground forces.Combat Components.334th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: duration, except detached May 1–June

26, 1951.335th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: duration, except detached September 20–

November 3, 1951.336th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: duration, except detached June 27–

September 19, 1951.Stations.Johnson AB, Japan, December 13, 1950; Suwon AB, South Korea, March 30,

1951; Kimpo AB, South Korea, August 23, 1951–.

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Commanders.Col. John C. Meyer, to May 8, 1951; Lt. Col. Glenn T. Eagleston, May 8, 1951;

Lt. Col. Bruce W. Hinton, July 1, 1951 (acting); Lt. Col. Glenn T.Eagleston, July 10, 1951; Col. Benjamin S. Preston, Jr., July 26, 1951; Col.Walker M. Mahurin, March 18, 1952; Lt. Col. Ralph G. Kuhn, May 14,1952; Col. Royal N. Baker, June 1, 1952; Col. Thomas D. DeJarnette,March 18, 1953–.

Medal of Honor Recipient.Maj. George A. Davis, Jr. (334th FIS), for actions on February 10, 1952.Campaign Streamers.CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN


Decorations.Two Distinguished Unit Citations for actions in Korea during periods April

22–July 8, 1951, and July 9–November 27, 1951.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods November 1,

1951–September 30, 1952, and October 1, 1952–March 31, 1953.

35th Fighter-Interceptor WingAt the outbreak of the Korean War, the 35th FIW was flying F–80s on airdefense missions from Yokota AB, Japan. Less its group and two squadronsdetached for combat in Korea, the wing continued its air defense mission untilDecember 1. It then moved without personnel and equipment (on paper) toYonpo, North Korea, assuming the resources of the inactivated 6150th TacticalSupport Wing. Almost immediately the 35th FIW moved again to Pusan AB,South Korea. On May 25, 1951, it moved without personnel and equipment toJohnson AB, Japan, to resume an air defense mission.Combat Components.35th Fighter-Interceptor Group: duration, except detached c. July 9–December

1, 1950, and May 7–24, 1951.77th Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force: attached December 1, 1950–April

6, 1951.

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339th Fighter–All Weather (later, 339th Fighter-Interceptor) Squadron:attached until December 1, 1950, and then May 25, 1951–.

Stations.Yonpo, North Korea, December 1, 1950; Pusan AB, South Korea, c. December

7, 1950–May 25, 1951.Commanders.Col. Frederic C. Gray, December 1, 1950; Col. Brooks A. Lawhon, February

18, 1951–May 25, 1951.Campaign Streamers.CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period September 7, 1950–

February 7, 1951.

35th Fighter-Interceptor GroupIn July 1950, the 35th FIG commenced combat from a base in southwesternJapan. It quickly converted from F–80s back to the rugged and longer-rangeF–51 Mustangs it had given up only a short time before. Group headquartersand the 40th FIS moved to Pohang AB on South Korea’s eastern coast in mid-July, and the 39th Squadron followed on August 10. The precarious ground sit-uation in Korea forced the 35th Group to return to Japan only days later, whereit remained until early October. Attached to the 6131st Tactical Support Wingfrom August 1, then to the 6150th Tactical Support Wing from September 6, itsupported UN ground forces moving north of the 38th parallel. The 35th FIGfocused its attacks on fuel dumps, motorized transport, and enemy troop con-centrations until it moved in mid-November to a forward airstrip at Yonpo nearthe North Korean port city of Hungnam to provide close air support to the U.S.Army X Corps. When Communist Chinese forces surrounded the 1st U.S.Marine Division at the Changjin Reservoir, the group provided close air sup-port to the marines. Relocating to Pusan AB, South Korea in early December1950, it continued supporting UN ground forces, eventually staging out ofSuwon in March 1951 and Seoul Airport in April. The 35th FIG was attachedto the 18th FBW, May 7–24, then rejoined its parent wing in Japan, leaving the39th FIS behind, first with the 18th FBW and then the 51st FIW.Combat Components.39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: to May 7, 1951.40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: duration.Stations.Yokota AB, Japan, to July 8, 1950; Ashiya AB, Japan, July 8, 1950; Pohang,

South Korea, July 14, 1950; Tsuiki AB, Japan, August 13, 1950; Pohang,South Korea, October 3, 1950; Yonpo, North Korea, November 18, 1950;Pusan AB, South Korea, c. December 3, 1950–May 25, 1951.

Commanders.Lt. Col. Jack D. Dale, Jr., to February 22, 1951; Col. William P. McBride,

February 22–May 1951.

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CCF Spring Offensive.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period September 7, 1950–

February 7, 1951.

51st Fighter-Interceptor WingIn September 1950, the 51st FIW moved from Okinawa to Japan and convert-ed to F–80 Shooting Stars. Its pilots flew combat patrols, close air support, andarmed reconnaissance missions in support of UN ground forces in Korea. Thewing moved to South Korea in October only to return to Japan in December,leaving combat elements behind. In May 1951, the 51st FIW moved to SuwonAB, southwest of Seoul, but retained maintenance and supply elements atTsuiki AB, Japan, to provide rear-echelon support. Transitioning in late 1951to the F–86 Sabres, the wing assumed an air superiority mission for the rest ofthe war.Combat Component.51st Fighter-Interceptor Group: duration, except detached September 26–

October 12, 1950.Stations.Itazuke AB, Japan, September 22, 1950; Kimpo AB, South Korea, October 10,

1950; Itazuke AB, Japan, December 10, 1950; Tsuiki AB, Japan, January15, 1951 (operated detachment of wing elements at Suwon from May1951); Suwon AB, South Korea, October 1, 1951–.

Commanders.Col. John W. Weltman, to April 24, 1951; Col. Oliver G. Cellini, April 24,

1951; Col. William P. Litton, c. November 1, 1951; Col. George R. Stanley(interim), November 2, 1951; Col. Francis S. Gabreski, November 6, 1951;Col. John W. Mitchell, June 13, 1952; Col. William C. Clark, May 31,1953–.

Campaign Streamers.UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring

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Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea,Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.

Decorations.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods September 20,

1950–June 30, 1951, and July 1, 1951–March 31, 1953.

51st Fighter-Interceptor GroupIn September 1950, the 51st FIG and its 16th and 25th Squadrons moved toJapan under operational control of the 8th FBW. Within hours of arrival, grouppilots began flying F–80s on combat air patrol, armed reconnaissance, andclose air support missions over Korea. The 51st FIG moved to Kimpo AB,located just south of Seoul, in October. In December, it flew 763 sorties,including close air support for the 2d Infantry Division cut off by the enemyin the vicinity of Kunu-ri. The 51st FIG helped protect the division’s flanksand destroyed enemy roadblocks halting southward movement. In earlyJanuary 1951, it rejoined its parent wing in Japan but continued to fly missionsover Korea, staging first through Taegu and then through Suwon AB. Return-ing to Korea in late July, the 51st FIG supported ground forces, and its pilotsflew patrol, escort, interdiction, and armed reconnaissance missions. In Sep-tember and October, the group devoted its major combat effort against rail-roads and other main supply routes in North Korea. After the 51st FIG transi-tioned to F–86 Sabres in November–December, its primary mission becameair superiority. Combat Components.16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: duration.25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: duration.39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: attached June 1, 1952–.68th Fighter–All Weather Squadron: attached September 25–October 9, 1950.80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: attached September 25–December 20, 1950.Stations.Itazuke AB, Japan, September 22, 1950; Kimpo AB, South Korea, October 24,

1950; Itazuke AB, Japan, January 3, 1951; Tsuiki AB, Japan, January 22,1951; Suwon AB, South Korea, July 31, 1951–.

Commanders.Col. Oliver G. Cellini, to November 7, 1950; Lt. Col. Irwin H. Dregne,

November 7, 1950; Col. Oliver G. Cellini, December 16, 1950; Col. IrwinH. Dregne, April 24, 1951; Lt. Col. John M. Thacker, July 21, 1951; Lt. Col.George L. Jones, November 13, 1951; Lt. Col. William M. Shelton, c.March 17, 1952; Lt. Col. Albert S. Kelly, June 1952; Col. Robert P.Baldwin, January 1953–.



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Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions covering November 28, 1951–April

30, 1952.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods September [22],


319th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronIn December 1951, Fifth Air Force determined a need for additional nighttimeall-weather air interceptors in the Seoul area. In response, the USAF providedthe F–94-equipped 319th FIS, which moved from Moses Lake AFB, Washing-ton, to Suwon AB in February and early March 1952. Until November, FifthAir Force restricted the use of the Starfires to local air defense in order to pre-vent the possible compromise of its airborne intercept radar equipment in aloss over enemy-held territory. From November until the end of the conflict,the 319th used F–94s to maintain fighter screens between the Yalu andChongchon Rivers, helping to protect B–29s from enemy interceptors.Station.Suwon AB, South Korea, March 10, 1952–.Campaign Streamers.Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter;

Korea, Summer 1953.Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions December 1, 1952–April 30, 1953.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period March 23–July 27,

1953.

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Light Bombardment

3d Bombardment Wing, LightOn the first day of the war, the 3d BW’s tactical units flew B–26s fromIwakuni AB, Japan, on combat missions in Korea. On July 20, 1950, the groupwas detached, and the wing assumed a supporting role at Yokota AB, Japan,until December 1. It then regained control of its combat units at Iwakuni ABand began night intruder missions to Korea. The 3d BW moved to South Koreain August 1951 and attacked main supply routes in western North Korea untilthe war’s end. In the summer and autumn of 1952, the wing devised a“hunter–killer” B–26 tactic for nighttime interdiction of transportation targets. Combat Component.3d Bombardment Group: duration, except detached July 20–November 30,

1950.Stations.Johnson AB, Japan, to August 14, 1950; Yokota AB, Japan, August 14, 1950;

Iwakuni, AB, Japan December 1, 1950; Kunsan AB, South Korea, August22, 1951–.

Commanders.Col. Thomas B. Hall, c. June–c. July 1950; Col. Strother B. Hardwick, Jr., c.

July 1950; Col. Virgil L. Zoller, August 14, 1950; Col. Donald L. Clark,August 23, 1950; Col. Virgil L. Zoller, December 1, 1950; Col. Nils O.Ohman, July 24, 1951; Col. Marshall R. Gray, March 4, 1952; Col. EugeneB. LeBailly, August 14, 1952–.

Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring


Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period June 27–July 31, 1950.

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3d Bombardment Group, LightThe 3d BG conducted its first combat missions in Korea on June 27, 1950. ItsB–26 pilots flew reconnaissance sorties and protected allied shipping inKorean waters. The next day, the group attacked rail and road targets atMunsan. A day later, the B–26s attacked Pyongyang Airfield. On July 1, thegroup and its squadrons moved with a forward echelon of the wing to IwakuniAB, Japan, to be closer to Korea. Fifth Air Force exercised direct operationalcontrol of the group from July 20, 1950, later attaching it to the 6133d Bomb(later, Tactical Support) Wing. After September, the 3d BG flew mostly atnight against airfields, vehicles, and railways. Hindered by a lack of light overthe target areas, the group’s night intruders experimented with parachute-dropped flares, wing-mounted naval searchlights, and C–47 “Lightning Bugs.”The “bugs,” flown by the attached 731st BS, dropped flares from low altitudes,illuminating target areas. But B–26s soon replaced the C–47s, which flew tooslowly to accompany the intruders to the target area. The 3d BG moved toKorea in August 1951 to continue combat missions, receiving threeDistinguished Unit Citations before the armistice in July 1953.Combat Components.8th Bombardment Squadron: duration.13th Bombardment Squadron: duration.90th Bombardment Squadron: June 25, 1951–.731st Bombardment Squadron: attached November 1950–June 25, 1951.Stations.Johnson AB, Japan, to July 1, 1950; Iwakuni AB, Japan, July 1, 1950; Kunsan

AB, South Korea, August 22, 1951–.Commanders.Col. Donald L. Clark, to August 5, 1950; Lt. Col. Leland A. Walker, Jr., August

5, 1950; Col. Henry G. Brady, Jr., October 17, 1950; Col. Chester H.Morgan, January 4, 1952; Col. William G. Moore, Jr., January 17, 1952;Col. Sherman R. Beaty, by December 1952; Col. John G. Napier, April 1,1953; Col. Straughan D. Kelsey, July 22, 1953–.

Medal of Honor Recipient.Capt. John S. Walmsley, Jr. (8th BS), for actions on September 14, 1951.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive;

CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive 1952; Second KoreanWinter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer1953.

Decorations.Three Presidential Unit Citations for actions June 27–July 31, 1950; April 22–

July 8, 1951; and May 1–July 27, 1953.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period June 27–July 31, 1950.

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17th Bombardment Wing, LightThe 17th BW activated in South Korea on May 10, 1952, replacing theReserve 452d BW. Assigned to Fifth Air Force, it immediately began combatoperations, conducting night intruder and light bombardment missions againstenemy supply centers, communications, and transportation; interdicting NorthKorean railroads; flying armed reconnaissance; and providing close air sup-port for ground forces until July 27, 1953.Combat Component.17th Bombardment Group: May 10, 1952–.Station.Pusan East AB, South Korea, May 10, 1952–.Commanders.Col. Albert W. Fletcher, May 10, 1952; Col. Glen C. Nye, June 3, 1952; Col.

William C. Lindley, Jr., October 7, 1952; Col. Clinton C. Wasem, October10, 1952–.

Campaign Streamers.Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for the period May 24, 1952–

March 31, 1953.

17th Bombardment Group, LightThe 17th BG’s B–26 light bombers saw initial night action against enemycommunication centers, railroads, vehicles, bridges, gun emplacements, andtroop concentrations. In 1953, the group engaged in interdiction operationsdesigned to achieve the greatest destruction of enemy rail rolling stock, facil-ities, and supplies. In early February, equipped with glass-nose B–26s, itadopted new tactics for armed reconnaissance missions against railroads, loco-motives, and boxcars. The 17th BG participated in Operation Spring Thaw inMarch 1953 against roads, and in April it repeatedly attacked the southboundroute originating at Yangdok along the eastern coast of North Korea. By then,it was flying about a third of its sorties in close air support of ground troops.The 17th BG claimed the last enemy vehicle destroyed in the war.

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Combat Components.34th Bombardment Squadron: May 10, 1952–.37th Bombardment Squadron: May 10, 1952–.95th Bombardment Squadron: May 10, 1952–.Stations.Pusan East, South Korea, May 10, 1952; Pusan West, South Korea, October 1,

1952; Pusan East, South Korea, December 20, 1952–.Commanders.Col. James D. Kemp, May 10, 1952; Col. William C. Lindley, Jr., July 11,

1952; Col. Robert E. Keating, February 14, 1953; Col. Gordon D.Timmons, April 8, 1953–.

Campaign Streamers.Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions December 1, 1952–April 30, 1953.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for the period May 24, 1952–

March 31, 1953.

452d Bombardment Wing, Light

The 452d BW, a Reserve wing ordered to active service in August 1950,moved from California to Japan during October–November. Arriving atItazuke AB on October 25, the wing’s air echelon began B–26 combat opera-tions over Korea two days later. Its ground echelon arrived by ship in mid-November. The wing, under Fifth Air Force control, was briefly attached to the8th FBW at Itazuke AB and to 314th Air Division while at Miho AB, Japan.The 452d BW inactivated on May 10, 1952 and returned to Reserve status.Combat Component.452d Bombardment Group: to May 10, 1952.Stations.Itazuke AB, Japan, October 25, 1950; Miho AB, Japan, December 12, 1950;

Pusan East AB, South Korea, May 23, 1951–May 10, 1952.

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Commanders.Brig. Gen. Luther W. Sweetser, Jr., to May 12, 1951; Col. Brooks A. Lawhon,

May 12, 1951; Col. Reginald J. Clizbe, by August 20, 1951; Col. Albert W.Fletcher, February 10–May 10, 1952.


Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea,Summer-Fall 1952.

Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period October 27, 1950–

October 27, 1951.

452d Bombardment Group, LightOn October 27, 1950, the 452d BG with its B–26s entered combat againstcommunist forces, flying medium-level armed reconnaissance, interdictionbombing, and close air support sorties. The group bombed and strafed build-ings, tunnels, rail lines, switching centers, bridges, vehicles, supply dumps,and airfields. In one of its most important missions, the 452d BG supported the187th Airborne Infantry Regiment’s mass parachute drop over North Koreanlines at Munsan-ni on March 23, 1951. Leading the troop carrier aircraft overthe target area, the group dropped 500-pound bombs, fired rockets, and strafedthe CCF front line. After the enemy launched its spring 1951 offensive, itadded night missions, then it converted in early June solely to such operationsuntil its inactivation on May 10, 1952.Combat Components.728th Bombardment Squadron: to May 10, 1952. 729th Bombardment Squadron: to May 10, 1952.730th Bombardment Squadron: to May 10, 1952.731st Bombardment Squadron: to November 1950.Stations.Itazuke AB, Japan, October 27, 1950; Miho AB, Japan, c. December 10, 1950;

Pusan East AB, South Korea, May 17, 1951–May 10, 1952.Commanders.Col. Charles W. Howe, to May 17, 1951; Col. Frank L. Wood, Jr., May 17,

1951; Lt. Col. John A. Herrington, June 1951; Lt. Col. Harry C. Mailey, c.December 1951; Col. James D. Kemp, March 28–May 10, 1952.


Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea,Summer-Fall 1952.

Decorations.Two Distinguished Unit Citations for actions July 9–November 27, 1951, and

November 28, 1951–April 30, 1952.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period October 27, 1950–

October 27, 1951.

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Medium Bombardment

19th Bombardment Group, MediumImmediately after the communist invasion of South Korea, the 19th BG movedfrom Guam to Okinawa. Initially under the operational control of TwentiethAir Force, after July 8, 1950, it was attached to FEAF Bomber Command(Provisional). The first B–29 unit in the war, the group on June 28 attackedNorth Korean storage tanks, marshaling yards, and armor. In the first twomonths, it flew more than 600 sorties, supporting UN ground forces by bomb-ing enemy troops, vehicles, and such communications points as the Han Riverbridges. In the north, its targets included an oil refinery and port facilities atWonsan, a railroad bridge at Pyongyang, and an airfield at Yonpo. After UNground forces pushed the communists out of South Korea, the 19th BG turnedto strategic objectives in North Korea, including industrial and hydroelectricfacilities. It also continued to attack bridges, marshaling yards, supply centers,artillery and troop positions, barracks, port facilities, and airfields. It inacti-vated on June 1, 1953.Combat Components.28th Bombardment Squadron: to June 1, 1953.30th Bombardment Squadron: to June 1, 1953.93d Bombardment Squadron: to June 1, 1953.Stations.Andersen AFB, Guam, to July 5, 1950; Kadena AB, Okinawa, July 5, 1950–

June 1, 1953.Commanders.Col. Theodore Q. Graff, to September 26, 1950; Col. Payne Jennings, Jr.,

September 26, 1950; Col. Donald O. Tower, March 29, 1951; Col. Adam K.Breckenridge, July 26, 1951; Col. Julian M. Bleyer, February 6, 1952; Col.Willard W. Smith, July 8, 1952; Col. Harvey C. Dorney, December 24,1952– June 1, 1953.


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Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions June 28–September 15, 1950.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 7, 1950–[June 1]

1953.

19th Bombardment Wing, MediumOn June 1, 1953, the 19th BW moved on paper from Andersen AB, Guam, toOkinawa, absorbing the personnel and equipment of the 19th BG. Until the endof the war, the wing exercised control over the tactical squadrons, which main-tained the B–29 interdiction program and provided some close air support forUN ground forces. In the course of the war, the 19th Group and 19th Wingflew almost 650 combat missions.Combat Components.28th Bombardment Squadron: June 1, 1953–.30th Bombardment Squadron: June 1, 1953–.93d Bombardment Squadron: June 1, 1953–.Station.Kadena AB, Okinawa, June 1, 1953–.Commander.Col. Harvey C. Dorney, June 1, 1953–.Campaign Streamer.Korea, Summer 1953.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [June 1, 1953]–July

27, 1953.

22d Bombardment Group, MediumDetached from the 22d BW, the 22d BG deployed its B–29s in early July 1950from March AFB, California, to Okinawa, where it came under control ofFEAF Bomber Command (Provisional). On July 13, the group flew its first

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mission, against the marshaling yards and oil refinery at Wonsan, North Korea.By October 21, it had amassed 57 missions against the enemy, attackingbridges, factories, industrial targets, troop concentrations, airfields, marshalingyards, communications centers, and port facilities. During four months ofcombat, the 22d BG flew 335 sorties with only 14 aborts and dropped over6,500 tons of bombs. It redeployed to the United States in late October andNovember 1950.Combat Components.2d Bombardment Squadron: duration.19th Bombardment Squadron: duration.33d Bombardment Squadron: duration.Station.Kadena AB, Okinawa, early July–October 28, 1950.Commander.Col. James V. Edmundson, duration.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive.Decorations.None.

92d Bombardment Group, MediumIn early July 1950, 92d BG B–29s arrived from the United States at YokotaAB, Japan. By the time the entire group completed its deployment on July 13,its aircraft had already flown a leaflet mission to Seoul and a combat missionagainst the Wonsan marshaling yards in North Korea. Under control of FEAFBomber Command (Provisional) until October 20, the 92d bombed factories,refineries, iron works, hydroelectric plants, airfields, bridges, tunnels, troopconcentrations, barracks, marshaling yards, road junctions, rail lines, supplydumps, docks, vehicles, and other strategic and interdiction targets. The 92dBG returned to Spokane AFB, Washington, in late October into November1950.Combat Components.325th Bombardment Squadron: duration.326th Bombardment Squadron: duration.327th Bombardment Squadron: duration.

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Station.Yokota AB, Japan, mid-July–October 29, 1950.Commander.Col. Claude E. Putnam, Jr., duration.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive.Decorations.None.

98th Bombardment Group, MediumThe first B–29s and crews of the 98th BG, detached from the 98th BW inSpokane AFB, Washington, arrived at Yokota AB, Japan, on August 5, 1950.Two days later, they flew against marshaling yards at Pyongyang, NorthKorea. The 98th BG engaged primarily in interdiction of enemy communica-tions centers and also supported UN ground forces. Interdiction targets includ-ed marshaling yards, oil centers, rail facilities, bridges, roads, troop concen-trations, airfields, and military installations. Although not formally inactivateduntil June 1952, group headquarters became an unmanned unit on April 1,1951, when control of tactical operations passed to the 98th BW.Combat Components.343d Bombardment Squadron: to April 1, 1951.344th Bombardment Squadron: to April 1, 1951.345th Bombardment Squadron: to April 1, 1951.Station.Yokota AB, Japan, c. August 5, 1950–June 16, 1952.Commander.Col. Richard H. Carmichael, to April 1, 1951.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for the period August 7, 1950–

March 31, 1951.

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98th Bombardment Wing, MediumOn April 1, 1951, the 98th BW deployed “on paper” without personnel orequipment to Yokota AFB, Japan, where it assumed the tactical role of the 98thBG. Interdiction of enemy communications, support of UN ground forces, andpropaganda leaflet drops constituted the B–29 wing’s missions. In January1952, to avoid daylight interception by enemy fighters, the 98th BW began tofly night missions almost exclusively. In the spring, its B–29s attacked railwayinstallations and airfields, and then in the summer, industrial targets. Thewing’s last bombing mission, flown on July 25, 1953, was followed on the lastday of the war with a propaganda-leaflet drop.Combat Components.98th Bombardment Group: assigned but not operational, April 1, 1951–June

16, 1952.343d Bombardment Squadron: attached April 1, 1951–June 15, 1952, assigned

June 16, 1952–.344th Bombardment Squadron: attached April 1, 1951–June 15, 1952,

assigned June 16, 1952–.345th Bombardment Squadron: attached April 1, 1951–June 15, 1952,

assigned June 16, 1952–.Station.Yokota AB, Japan, April 1, 1951–.Commanders.Col. David Wade, April 1, 1951; Col. Edwin F. Harding, Jr., c. September 15,

1951; Col. Lewis A. Curtis, November 1951; Col. Winton R. Close, May1952; Col. Charles B. Westover, October 26, 1952; Col. Edgar S. Davis,June 17, 1953; Col. George L. Robinson, July 6, 1953–.

Campaign Streamers.First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall

Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; ThirdKorean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.

Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions December 1, 1952–April 30, 1953.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for the period April 1, 1951–July

27, 1953.

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307th Bombardment Group, MediumOn August 1, 1950, the 307th BG with its B–29s deployed from MacDill AFB,Florida, to Kadena AB, Okinawa. One week later the Superfortresses went intoaction over Korea. From August through September, they attacked strategicobjectives in North Korea, such as the enemy’s transportation system andindustrial facilities. Following a campaign in November 1950 against bridgesover the Yalu River into Manchuria, the B–29s struck interdiction targetsincluding communications and supply centers, and supported UN groundforces by hitting gun emplacements and troop concentrations. Not officiallyinactivated until June 1952, the 307th Group became an unmanned organiza-tion on February 10, 1951, replaced by the 307th BW.Combat Components.370th Bombardment Squadron: to February 10, 1951.371st Bombardment Squadron: to February 10, 1951.372d Bombardment Squadron: to February 10, 1951.Station.Kadena AB, Okinawa, August 8, 1950–June 16, 1952.Commander.Col. John A. Hilger, to February 10, 1951.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [August] 1950–

[February 9, 1951].

307th Bombardment Wing, MediumThe 307th BW moved without personnel or equipment to Kadena AB,Okinawa, on February 10, 1951, and absorbed the resources of the 307th BG.For the next few months the wing’s bombers participated in FEAF’s bridge-busting campaign, flying numerous missions against key spans. The 307th BWalso helped UN ground forces blunt a communist spring offensive. On May 23,it participated in a tremendous nighttime close air support effort, shreddingenemy positions along the entire battlefront with radar-aimed fragmentationbombs. Until the end of the war, it continued attacks against industrial targets,bridges, troop concentrations, airfields, supply dumps, rail yards, enemy front-

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line positions, and lines of communications. By late 1952, the 307th BW usu-ally flew night short-range navigation missions, with enemy airfields and damsas primary targets. As the truce talks neared conclusion in July 1953, the winghelped spoil an enemy ground offensive, earning a Distinguished UnitCitation. By the end of hostilities, the 307th BW and 307th BG combined hadflown over 5,800 combat missions.Combat Components.307th Bombardment Group: assigned but not operational, February 10, 1951–

June 16, 1952.370th Bombardment Squadron: attached February 10, 1951–June 15, 1952,

assigned June 16, 1952–.371st Bombardment Squadron: attached February 10, 1951–June 15, 1952,

assigned June 16, 1952–.372d Bombardment Squadron: attached February 10, 1951–June 15, 1952,

assigned June 16, 1952–.Station.Kadena AB, Okinawa, February 10, 1951–.Commanders.Col. John A. Hilger, February 10, 1951; Col. John M. Reynolds, March 15,

1951; Col. William H. Hanson, August 20, 1951; Col. John C. Jennison, Jr.,February 4, 1952; Brig. Gen. Raymond L. Winn, May 8, 1952; Col. CharlesS. Overstreet, c. October 1, 1952; Col. Austin J. Russell, December 29,1952–.

Campaign Streamers.First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offen-

sive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean win-ter; Korea, Summer 1953.

Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions July 11–27, 1953.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period February 10, 1951–

July 27, 1953.

Reconnaissance543d Tactical Support GroupAt the outset of the Korean War, the only tactical reconnaissance squadron(TRS) available in the Far East, the 8th TRS began flying RF–80 daylightreconnaissance missions over Korea. A few days before the Inchon landings inSeptember 1950, it provided photography for the U.S. Navy to show high- andlow-tide heights of the seawalls and to orient landing crews. Meanwhile, the162d TRS, flying RB–26s, and the photo-processing 363d ReconnaissanceTechnical Squadron (RTS) moved from the United States to Japan and beganoperations in August. Requests for photoreconnaissance were so extensive that

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in September FEAF activated the 543d Tactical Support Group (TSG) to con-trol the reconnaissance squadrons already engaged and to form a visual recon-naissance squadron. Except for the 45th TRS, the group’s headquarters andtactical squadrons moved to Korea in early October. It encountered difficultiesin command arrangements, physical separation from the supporting 363d RTS,and other problems. Then, the Chinese intervention required temporary with-drawal to Japan in December of all but advanced echelons. In late Decemberthe 45th TRS began operations with T–6s and F–51s. Col. Karl “Pop” Polifka,one of the USAF pioneers in the field of aerial reconnaissance, worked for awing-level organization to replace the 543d TSG.Combat Components.8th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic: September 26, 1950–

February 25, 1951.45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: September 26, 1950–February 25,

1951.162d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic: attached Sep-

tember 26–October 10, 1950, assigned October 10, 1950–February 25,1951.

6166th Air Weather Reconnaissance Flight: December 25, 1950–January 26,1951.

Stations.Itazuke AB, Japan, September 26, 1950; Taegu AB, South Korea, c. October

10, 1950; Komaki AB, Japan, January 26–February 25, 1951.Commanders.Lt. Col. Bert M. Smiley, September 26, 1950; Lt. Col. Jacob W. Dixon (tem-

porary), October 4, 1950; Col. Bert M. Smiley, October 20, 1950–February25, 1951.

Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive (8th and 162d Squadrons only); UN Offensive; CCF Inter-

vention; First UN Counteroffensive.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [February 10–25,

1951].

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67th Tactical Reconnaissance WingActivated on February 25, 1951, the 67th TRW replaced the inactivated 543dTSG. By August, the wing had consolidated its subordinate elements at KimpoAB. Gradually overcoming difficulties, it soon was providing adequate aerialintelligence for both air and ground units. However, organizational changescould not solve fundamental problems—the lack of suitable aircraft, appropri-ate photographic equipment, and sufficient numbers of trained personnel. The67th TRW sought in-theater remedies for these problems, including specialclasses and on-the-job training; creative experimentation with aircraft, cam-eras, night lighting, and photographic techniques; and the modification of sixSabres to the RF–86 configuration for reconnaissance work. Other aircraftflown on reconnaissance missions included the RB–26, RF–51, and RF–80.For visual reconnaissance, the 67th TRW relied on T–6s and C–47s for a shorttime. It also performed weather reconnaissance on a regular basis, using theunarmed WB–26s of the attached 6166th Air Weather Reconnaissance Flight.Combat Components.67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group: February 25, 1951–.6166th Air Weather Reconnaissance Flight: attached February 25, 1951–.Stations.Komaki AB, Japan, February 25, 1951; Taegu AB, South Korea, March 21,

1951; Kimpo AB, South Korea, August 20, 1951–.Commanders.Col. Karl L. Polifka, February 25, 1951; Col. Bert M. Smiley, July 1, 1951;

Col. Vincent Howard, July 4, 1951; Col. Edwin S. Chickering, October 31,1951; Col. Russell A. Berg, August 13, 1952; Col. Charles F. Knierim, July1953–.


sive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third KoreanWinter; Korea, Summer 1953.

Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period February [25], 1951–

March 31, 1953.

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67th Tactical Reconnaissance GroupThe 67th TRG activated on February 25, 1951, with resources from the inac-tivated 543d Tactical Support Group. The 12th and 15th TRSs replaced andabsorbed the resources of the 162d and 8th Squadrons respectively. On a recur-ring basis, the group provided photographic coverage of all enemy airfields inKorea, as mandated by the FEAF policy of keeping enemy airfields unser-viceable. It also flew large-scale frontline block coverage photography for theEighth Army and provided surveillance for the interdiction of main enemy raillines, roads, and bridges. New technology permitted it to reconnoiter targetsbetween fighter-bomber attacks, interpret wet negatives, and flash the resultsand flak locations to the Joint Operations Center in time to assist missions laterin the day. During 1951, the 45th TRS routinely flew armed reconnaissancewith RF–51s, leading fighter sweeps and directing fighter-bomber strikes. The67th TRG earned three Distinguished Unit Citations (DUCs). The first was forthe period February–April 1951 when the tactical squadrons provided inten-sive medium- to low-level surveillance of enemy territory as far north as theYalu River. In conjunction with these missions, the 45th TRS conducted 1,886fighter sweep sorties, attacking railways, pack animals, roads, vehicles,bridges, and supply dumps. The second DUC recognized contributions to theUN Summer-Fall Offensive, July–November 1951, with the 12th TRS con-ducting night operations in RB–26s, and the 15th TRS in RF–80s sharing day-time coverage with the 45th TRS. The aircrews flew around-the-clock photosurveillance of enemy activities and provided artillery and naval gun firedirection. The group earned its third DUC during the war’s final campaign.Flying continuous close surveillance of enemy activities, the group providedphotographic intelligence, visual reconnaissance, and direction of fighter-bomber sweeps to prevent the enemy an opportunity for a last-minute offen-sive before implementation of the armistice.Combat Components.12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: February 25, 1951–.15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: February 25, 1951–.45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: February 25, 1951–.Stations.Komaki AB, Japan, February 25, 1951; Taegu AB, South Korea, March 1951;

Kimpo AB, South Korea, August 1951–.Commanders.Col. Jacob W. Dixon, c. February 28, 1951; Lt. Col. Stone, c. August 29, 1951;

Col. Charles C. Andrews, September 1951; Col. Robert R. Smith, May1952; Lt. Col. George T. Prior, October 1952; Col. John G. Foster, byDecember 1952–.



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Decorations.Three Distinguished Unit Citations for actions of February 25–April 21, 1951,

July 9–November 27, 1951, and May 1–July 27, 1953.Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for period December 1, 1952–April 30,

1953.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period February [25], 1951–

March 31, 1953.

31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, PhotographicUnder the direct operational control of FEAF and with electronic countermea-sures as the primary mission, the 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron(SRS) on June 29, 1950, began flying combat missions to provide FEAFBomber Command with target and bomb-damage assessment photography. ByJuly 12, it had moved to Japan in order to provide developed pictures as quick-ly as possible. On October 18, foreshadowing the Chinese intervention, a 31stSRS RB–29 crew observed more than 75 enemy fighters parked at AntungAirfield, across the Yalu River. Effective November 15, the 31st SRS movedon paper to join the 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB,California, to be replaced by the 91st SRS.Stations.Kadena AB, Okinawa, to July 11, 1950; Yokota AB, Japan, c. July 12, 1950;

Johnson AB, Japan, August 14–November 15, 1950.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 27–[November

15, 1950].

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91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, PhotographicOn November 15, 1950, the 91st SRS absorbed the personnel and resources ofthe 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron in Japan. Using RB–29, RB–45,and RB–50 aircraft, it performed target and bomb-damage assessment photoand visual reconnaissance for FEAF Bomber Command, flew other specialphotographic missions, and conducted electronic “ferret” reconnaissance todetermine frequency, location, and other characteristics of enemy groundradar. The squadron also performed shipping surveillance over the Sea ofJapan near the Siberian coast and leaflet drops over North Korea. Beginningin late 1952, rotating aircrews of the Philippine-based 581st Air Resupply andCommunications Wing augmented the 91st SRS in flying leaflet missions.Stations.Johnson AB, Japan, November 15, 1950; Yokota AB, Japan, December 19,

1950–.Campaign Streamers.CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN


Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions May 1–July 27, 1953.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [November 15] 1950–

July 27, 1953.

512th Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range, WeatherBased in Japan at the beginning of the Korean conflict, the 512th RS, flyingRB/WB–29s, performed daily strategic weather reconnaissance missions over

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the combat zone, conducted shipping surveillance and visual reconnaissance,and accomplished electronic countermeasures reconnaissance until February20, 1951. In the early days of the conflict, the squadron also dropped leaflets.Initially unarmed, and later only lightly armed with two 50-caliber machineguns in the tail turret, the WB–29s flew daily missions over enemy-held terri-tory. During the period June 27 through December 27, 1950, the squadron flewmore than 200 combat missions, making over 5,000 vitally needed weatherobservations. These missions were exceptionally hazardous because ofextremely varying weather conditions and exposure to attack over enemy ter-ritory. One of the squadron’s WB–29s served as an aerial command post andweather station, giving on-the-spot weather data and directions to incomingbombers on the first B–29 strike (July 13, 1950) against North Korean instal-lations. On this and several later such missions, the WB–29 carried Maj. Gen.Emmett O’Donnell, Jr., USAF, Commander, FEAF Bomber Command. The512th RS was replaced by the 56th SRS in February 1951.Stations.Yokota AB, Japan, to August 11, 1950; Misawa AB, Japan, August 11, 1950–

February 20, 1951.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive.Decoration.Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for period June 27–December 27, 1950.

56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, WeatherActivated on February 21, 1951, the 56th SRS absorbed the personnel andresources of the 512th RS. Until early June 1952, the squadron flew almostdaily strategic weather reconnaissance missions over the combat zone.Through the end of the conflict, the squadron conducted shipping surveillance

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and flew two reconnaissance tracks to observe and report weather conditionsin the area east of the Asian landmass, between Formosa and USSR’sKamchatka Peninsula.Stations.Misawa AB, Japan, February 21, 1951; Yokota AB, Japan, September 14,

1951–.Campaign Streamers.First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offen-


Decorations.None.

Rescue3d Air Rescue GroupThe 3d Rescue (later, Air Rescue) Squadron, following the North Korean inva-sion, deployed detachments to Korea to perform search and rescue. Initiallythe squadron’s primary mission involved intercepting and escorting distressedaircraft over the land areas of Japan and its adjacent seas. Combat operationsand a changing tactical situation expanded the mission to include the rescue ofstranded personnel behind enemy lines and aeromedical helicopter evacuation.The 3d ARS was regularly augmented with personnel from the 2d ARS (laterredesignated 2d Air Rescue Group) based in the Philippines. The aircraft avail-able at the start of the Korean War forced the 3d ARS to confine air rescueflights to short-range rescue. These included the L–5, a highly maneuverableliaison aircraft used in helicopter escort, supply drops, and medical evacuationfrom small airfields; Sikorsky H–5 helicopters capable of operating in moun-tainous and rice-paddy terrain; the obsolescent SB–17, a search-and-rescueversion of the Flying Fortress bomber; and the SC–47 transport, which aidedin searches and hauled critically needed supplies to outlying units. Thesquadron soon added, while phasing out the SB–17, the SB–29 and theamphibious SA–16. During the UN assault on Pyongyang in October 1950, itevacuated 47 injured paratroopers from drop zones at Sunchon and Sukchon.In March 1951, the squadron tested the new model H–19 helicopter, whichproved invaluable in multiple evacuations and greatly extended the operationalrange for rotary-wing rescues. A significant innovation in the use of the heli-copter was medical evacuation. For critically wounded soldiers at frontline aidstations, helicopter medical evacuations reduced a possibly fatal 10- to 14-hour road trip to a one-hour flight to a rear Mobile Army Surgical Hospital(MASH) unit. In December 1951, H–5s participated in a highly successfulexperiment by flying wounded soldiers directly from frontline aid stations to ahospital ship off the Korean coast. In November 1952, the 3d elevated to group

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level, and squadrons replaced the detachments. From June 1950 to the end ofhostilities in July 1953, it rescued almost 10,000 UN personnel, almost 1,000from behind enemy lines, and more than 200 from the water. For numerouscommendable and heroic rescues, the 3d ARS/ARG earned three Distin-guished Unit Citations.Combat Components.Flight A (Johnson AB, Japan): to November 14, 1952.Flight B (Yokota/Misawa/Yokota/Komaki, Japan): to November 14, 1952.Flight C (Misawa AB, Japan): to November 14, 1952.Flight D (Ashiya AB, Japan): to November 14, 1952.Det F/Det 1 (Seoul/Taegu/Yongdong-po/Seoul, South Korea): c. September

24, 1950–March 1, 1953.36th Air Rescue Squadron: November 14, 1952–.37th Air Rescue Squadron: November 14, 1952–.38th Air Rescue Squadron: November 14, 1952–.39th Air Rescue Squadron: November 14, 1952–.2157th Air Rescue Squadron: March 1, 1953–.Station.Johnson AB, Japan, duration.Commanders.Lt. Col. David J. Nolan, to July 25, 1950; Maj. Harvey E. Beedy, July 25,

1950; Maj. Theodore P. Tatum, August 16, 1950; Col. Klair E. Back, August28, 1950; Lt. Col. Robert B. Keck, June 3, 1953; Col. Tracy J. Peterson,July 15, 1953–.


CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Win-ter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.

Decorations.Three Distinguished Unit Citations for actions June 25–December 25, 1950;

April 22–July 8, 1951; and May 1–July 27, 1953.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for the periods June 25,


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Tactical Control

502d Tactical Control GroupAt the beginning of the Korean War, the USAF’s only tactical control groupwas the 502d at Pope AFB, North Carolina. To meet the emergency in the the-ater, the Fifth Air Force organized the 6132d Tactical Air Control Squadron(later, Group), which established a full-scale Tactical Air Control Center(TACC) at Taegu, South Korea, on July 23, 1950. Less than three months later,the 502d moved to Korea, and in October 1950 it replaced the 6132d in themission of directing tactical air operations in Korea. Through its 605th TacticalControl Squadron, the group operated the TACC and worked with the U.S.Army in a Joint Operations Center (JOC). Other squadrons operated tacticalair direction centers (TADC), which used stationary and mobile radar andcommunications equipment to guide aircraft on close air support missions. Thegroup also deployed tactical air control parties (TACP), which accompaniedground units to communicate with USAF strike aircraft. The TACPs followedadvancing UN troops into North Korea in October and November 1950, butthe Chinese Communist offensive soon overran several of them. The 502dheadquarters and the TACC, which operated at Seoul in November and part ofDecember, were forced to return to Taegu at the end of the year. During thespring and summer of 1951, the 502d directed night bombing of enemy targets,including troop concentrations, supply dumps, and motor convoys. As UNground forces drove the enemy back across the 38th parallel, the group, TACC,and JOC returned to Seoul in June. In October, the 502d set up a communica-tions station a hundred miles behind enemy lines on Cho-do (Cho Island),three miles off the North Korean coast. From this location the detachmentguided UN fighters against enemy airplanes in MiG Alley, bombers againststrategic targets along the Yalu River, and search-and-rescue aircraft towardsurvivors who had ditched at sea. On June 6, 1952, the 502d was instrumentalin the destruction of nine MiG–15 aircraft through highly effective control pro-cedures to maneuver F–86 Sabres into attack positions. The following month,

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the 502d guided warplanes in devastating attacks on enemy troop formations,which blunted communist offensives until the Korean truce in July 1953.Mission Components.605th Tactical Control Squadron: duration. 606th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron: duration.607th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron: duration.608th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron: November 2, 1951–.6132d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron: October 9, 1950–November 2,

1951.1st Shoran Beacon Unit (later, Squadron): attached September 27–December

1, 1950, and September 6, 1952–.Stations.6132d: Taegu, South Korea, July 23, 1950; Pohang, South Korea, July 28,

1950; Pusan, South Korea, July 30, 1950; Taegu, South Korea, September24– October 10, 1950.

502d: Pusan, South Korea, September 24, 1950; Taegu, South Korea, October3, 1950; Seoul, South Korea, October 11, 1950; Taegu, South Korea,December 20, 1950; Seoul, South Korea, June 15, 1951–.

Commanders.6132d: Unknown.502d: Col. William P. McBride, to February 18, 1951; Col. Henry Riera,

February 18, 1951; Col. Francis R. Delaney, May 3, 1952; Col. Ernest J.White, Jr., July 25, 1952; Col. Hugh C. Moore, June 15, 1953–.

Campaign Streamers.6132d: UN Defensive; UN Offensive.502d: UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF

Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter;Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.

Decorations.Two Distinguished Unit Citations for actions November 3, 1950–April 21,

1951, and May 1–November 30, 1952.Three Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods September 16,

1950–January 25, 1951; January 25, 1951–March 31, 1953; and October 1,1952–July 27, 1953.

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6147th Tactical Control GroupThe 6147th Tactical Control Group originated at Taejon, South Korea, withinthe “operations section” of the Joint Operations Center—three pilots and twoaircraft testing the airborne forward air controller concept. On July 9, 1950,two airborne controllers flew their first mission in L–17s borrowed from theU.S. Army’s 24th Infantry Division. Despite attacks from enemy aircraft, eachcontrolled about ten flights of F–80s. The next day, controllers testing T–6sspotted and directed the destruction of 17 enemy tanks. The following day thesmall group of controllers left for Taegu to organize as a squadron. The 6147thTactical Control Squadron, Airborne, activated effective August 1 to providetarget-spotting information to tactical aircraft in flight. After the UN landingsat Inchon in late September, the squadron (its aircraft nicknamed “Mos-quitoes”) directed air strikes against retreating enemy troops ahead of theadvancing UN lines and operated as the eyes of UN ground forces. Squadroncontrollers also conducted deep penetrations into enemy country, search andrescue, night direction for B–26s, parachute-drop mission coordination, andartillery adjustment. As the enemy fled, the squadron moved to Kimpo AB,where the pilots were within minutes of their working areas but also withinrange of enemy snipers on takeoffs and landings. By late October, thesquadron had moved to Pyongyang, but in December it retreated to Taegu,where it returned to controlling close air support missions. In January 1951,the 6147th TCS gained a C–47 that provided an airborne radio relay betweenthe JOC and controllers, enabling Mosquitoes to adapt to the changing combatsituation. In April 1951, the 6147th elevated to group level and organized threesquadrons, two of which provided airborne controllers while the third provid-ed the U.S. Army with ground tactical air control parties. A year later, thegroup moved to Chunchon, from where it directed interdiction missions. In theclosing days of the war, it assisted allied aircraft in crushing a last-minuteenemy offensive in the vicinity of the Kumsong River. The 6147th TCGearned three Distinguished Unit Citations during the war.Combat Components.942d Forward Air Control Squadron: attached June 20, 1953–.6148th Tactical Control Squadron: April 25, 1951–.6149th Tactical Control Squadron: April 25, 1951–.

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6150th Tactical Control Squadron: April 25, 1951–June 20, 1953.Stations.Taegu AB, South Korea, August 1, 1950; Kimpo AB, South Korea, October 5,

1950; Seoul, South Korea, October 18, 1950; Pyongyang East, NorthKorea, October 28, 1950; Taegu AB, South Korea, late November 1950;Pyongtaek, South Korea, March 12, 1951; Chunchon, South Korea, April18, 1952–.

Commanders.Lt. Col. Merrill M. Carlton, August 1, 1950; Col. Timothy F. O’Keefe, March

28, 1951; Col. John C. Watson, c. January 1952; Col. Paul Fojtik, January10, 1953–.



Decorations.Three Distinguished Unit Citations for actions July 9–November 25, 1950;

July 9–November 27, 1951; and December 1, 1952–April 30, 1953.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for the periods July 9–

November 25, 1950, and October 1, 1952–April 30, 1953.

Tactical Support (Temporary)In July 1950 Allied planners did not foresee that the Korean campaign wouldbe of long duration. Consequently, the Fifth Air Force modified its commandstructure only to meet immediate needs. When the time came to move tacticalair units to Korean airfields, Fifth Air Force did not deploy its permanentwings because they were heavily committed to the air defense of Japan.Instead, it utilized temporary air base squadrons and air base units to supporttactical units in Korea. By August, the situation called for larger organizationswith greater allotments of personnel and equipment, and Fifth Air Force set upfive temporary tactical support wings to support the combat groups. Formed toassist in the projection of force to Korea, these temporary wings providedfacilities, administration, services, and operational control for assigned andattached combat units. The task was formidable, for the installations the wingscontrolled were usually “bare-base” operations with no amenities and onlymarginally serviceable airfields. Logistically, poor roads and rail lines, limitedport facilities, and overextended airlift hampered the wings. Organizationally,they were without regular status, such as authorization for personnel andequipment or for promotions. Even with these handicaps and hardships, thetactical support wings performed valiantly. They worked diligently to make

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combat airfields operable and to provide the support and control required bythe combat units. They struggled to keep pace with the dynamically changingbattle lines, opening new bases and forward operating locations as needed.Their success bought time for the Fifth Air Force to reorganize, and onDecember 1, 1950, regular wings replaced them.

6002d Tactical Support WingThis wing organized effective August 1, 1950, at Taegu AB, to support the18th Fighter-Bomber Group. Forced to withdraw with its tactical units to Ashi-ya AB, Japan, on August 8, it returned to Korea on September 5 and advancedto Pyongyang on November 22. It retreated to Suwon AB on November 30,where it was replaced on December 1, 1950, by the 18th Fighter-BomberWing.Commander.Col. Curtis R. Low, August 1–December 1, 1950.

6131st Tactical Support WingOrganized effective August 8, 1950, at Pohang, to support the 8th Fighter-Bomber Group, the wing moved to Suwon on October 7 and to Kimpo onOctober 28. On November 25, it advanced to Pyongyang, where it wasreplaced by the 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing effective December 1, 1950.Commanders.Col. Robert W. Whitty, August 8, 1950; Col. Charles W. Stark, c. August

16–December 1, 1950.

6133d Tactical Support WingThis wing organized August 12, 1950, at Iwakuni AB, Japan, to support the 3dBombardment Group. It was replaced by the 3d Bombardment Wing onDecember 1.Commander.Col. Virgil L. Zoller, August–December 1, 1950.

6149th Tactical Support WingOrganized September 5, 1950, at Taegu AB to support the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, this wing was replaced by the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wingeffective December 1.Commander.Col. Aaron W. Tyer, September 5–December 1, 1950.

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6150th Tactical Support WingOrganized September 5, 1950, at Tsuiki AB, Japan, to support the 35th Fighter-Interceptor Group, the wing moved to Pohang on October 5 and to Yonpo onNovember 27, where it was replaced by the 35th Fighter-Interceptor Wing onDecember 1.Commander.Col. Frederic C. Gray, Jr., September 5–December 1, 1950.

Troop Carrier1st Troop Carrier Group (Provisional)1st TCG was organized at Ashiya AB, Japan, on August 26, 1950, under theoperational control of FEAF through the 1st Troop Carrier Task Force(Provisional). The 1st TCG and its provisional squadrons were based atTachikawa and supported by the 374th TCW. Personnel from units ofThirteenth and Twentieth Air Forces and the Far East Materiel Commandmanned the 1st TCG. Using C–46s and briefly C–47s, the group began airlift-ing freight and passengers between Japan and Korea on September 2, 1950.The group transported a U.S. Marine Corps unit to Pyongyang on November25 and 26, and then flew emergency air evacuations from Sinanju and otherforward bases as the Chinese advanced. Leaving Kimpo AB on January 4, thegroup inactivated effective January 25, with many of its personnel transferringto the 86th TCS of the 437th TCG. In its five months of operation, the groupcarried more than 28,000 passengers, 7,000 air evacuees, and nearly 12,000tons of cargo.Combat Components.46th Troop Carrier Squadron (P): August 26–October 6, 1950.47th Troop Carrier Squadron (P): August 26, 1950–January 25, 1951.48th Troop Carrier Squadron (P): August 26, 1950–January 10, 1951.Station.Tachikawa AB, Japan, August 26, 1950–January 25, 1951.Commanders.Col. Cecil H. Childre, August 1950; Lt. Col. Edward H. Nigro, October 21,

1950–January 1951.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention.Decorations.None.

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61st Troop Carrier Group, HeavyFrom the last week of July until early December 1950, the 61st TCG, equippedwith C–54 Skymasters, flew the northern route from McChord AFB, Wash-ington, to Japan, providing airlift of personnel and supplies for UN forces.Flying a total of 253 Pacific trips, it airlifted 368 tons of cargo and transport-ed 5,117 passengers until alerted for movement to Japan. On December 13,three days after the 61st TCG arrived at Ashiya, the squadrons flew their firstcombat missions, carrying ammunition, supplies and equipment to besiegedUN forces fighting their way out of the Hungnam perimeter, and returningwounded personnel and evacuees to South Korea and Japan. The 61st TCGoften operated from airstrips that were too primitive for larger transports. InNovember 1952, the USAF began to phase C–54s out of the Korean airlift.The 61st had accounted for movement of over 67,257 air evacuees, 615,195passengers, and 152,500 tons of cargo before returning to the United States onNovember 18.Combat Components.4th Troop Carrier Squadron: attached December 17, 1950–July 25, 1951.14th Troop Carrier Squadron: to c. December 5, 1950, and March 26–c.

November 15, 1952.15th Troop Carrier Squadron: duration.53d Troop Carrier Squadron: duration, except detached March 26–September

14, 1952.Stations.McChord AFB, Washington, to December 5, 1950; Ashiya AB, Japan, Decem-

ber 10, 1950; Tachikawa AB, Japan, March 26–November 1952.Commanders.Col. Frank Norwood, to February 14, 1952; Lt. Col. Hal E. Ercanbrack, Jr.,

February 14, 1952–.Campaign Streamers.CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN

Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952.Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for period December 13, 1950–April 21, 1951.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 1, 1951–Novem-

ber 15, 1952.

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314th Troop Carrier Group, MediumDetached from its parent wing, the 314th TCG, with its newly modified C–119Flying Boxcars, moved from Sewart AFB, Tennessee, to arrive at Ashiya AB,Japan, in late August 1950. From September through November 1950, itdropped ammunition and rations to UN frontline troops as they engaged theNorth Korean forces. It airlifted the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Teamto Kimpo AB. On October 20, the 314th TCG furnished the bulk of the aircraftin the airborne phase of the UN assault north of Pyongyang. It received aDistinguished Unit Citation for actions from November 28 through December10, 1950. During this period the Chinese Communist Army encircled regi-ments of the U.S. 1st Marine and 7th Infantry Divisions near the ChangjinReservoir. The 314th TCG airdropped urgently needed ammunition, gasoline,and rations, as well as an eight-span M–2 treadway bridge, allowing thebesieged UN forces to extricate themselves along with their equipment. Thegroup maintained an almost constant shuttle to frontline troops in Korea, deliv-ering supplies, ammunition, and fuel and, at times, moving and airdroppingtroops. It continued to transport personnel and supplies from Japan to Koreafor the remainder of the war and it evacuated UN prisoners of war when theywere freed.Combat Components.37th Troop Carrier Squadron: attached August 21, 1950–May 8, 1952.50th Troop Carrier Squadron: duration.53d Troop Carrier Squadron: attached April 14–c. June 1952.61st Troop Carrier Squadron: duration.62d Troop Carrier Squadron: duration.Station.Ashiya AB, Japan, September 7, 1950–.Commanders.Col. Richard W. Henderson, to August 27, 1951; Col. William H. DeLacey,

August 27, 1951; Col. David E. Daniel, September 28, 1951; Lt. Col.Harold L. Sommers, May 1, 1952–.


CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive 1951; Second KoreanWinter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer1953.

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Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions November 28–December 10, 1950.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 1, 1951–July 27,

1953.

315th Troop Carrier Wing, MediumThe 315th TCW activated on June 10, 1952, at Brady AB, Japan, replacing the437th TCW, which returned to Reserve status. Over the next year, the C–46-equipped 315th TCW transported between Japan and Korea nearly 55,500,000pounds of cargo, along with more than 656,000 passengers, paratroopers, andmedical evacuees. It also airdropped gasoline, bombs, ammunition, propagan-da leaflets, spare engines, flares, rations, fresh vegetables, and other items. Itmoreover sprayed South Korean cities and installations to fight insect-bornediseases. In all, the 315th TCW flew over one million hours in combat supportmissions during the Korean War.Combat Component.315th Troop Carrier Group: June 10, 1952–.Station.Brady AB, Japan, June 10, 1952–.Commanders.Col. Kenneth W. Northammer, June 10, 1952; Col. Robert O. Good, July 26,

1953–.Service Streamer.Korean Theater.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [June 10, 1952]–July

27, 1953.

315th Troop Carrier Group, MediumThe 315th TCG inherited C–46 Commando aircraft from the 437th TCG.Following activation on June 10, 1952, it flew troop and cargo airlift, airdrop,leaflet drop, spray, air evacuation, search-and-rescue, and other aerial missions

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between Japan and Korea. It transported U.S. Army units during exercises inJapan in 1952 and 1953 and airlifted the 187th Airborne Regimental CombatTeam and other XVI Corps units to Korea in a series of major combat supportoperations in June and July 1953. Beginning in March 1953, when C–119s inthe theater were grounded by propeller malfunctions, the C–46s of the 315thTCG moved all personnel between Korea and southern Japan until the end ofthe war.Combat Components.19th Troop Carrier Squadron: June 10, 1952–.34th Troop Carrier Squadron: June 10, 1952–.43d Troop Carrier Squadron: June 10, 1952–.344th Troop Carrier Squadron: June 10–December 14, 1952.Station.Brady AB, Japan, June 10, 1952–.Commanders.Lt. Col. Jack L. Crawford, Jr., June 10, 1952; Lt. Col. Gene I. Martin, Decem-

ber 5, 1952–.Campaign Streamers.Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [June 10, 1952]–July

27, 1953.

374th Troop Carrier Wing, HeavyIn June 1950, the 374th TCW was the only air transport wing assigned to FifthAir Force. By early September 1950, it was attached to the 1st Troop CarrierTask Force (Provisional) and then on September 10, to the FEAF CombatCargo Command (Provisional). Reassigned to the 315th Air Division (CombatCargo), it served with that division from January 1951 through the end of thewar. The wing’s assigned and attached components flew a variety of aircraft,including C–54s, C–46s, C–47s, C–119s, and C–124s, performing combat air-lift, airdrops, and aeromedical evacuation in Korea throughout the war.

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1951.374th Troop Carrier Group: duration.21st Troop Carrier Squadron: attached June 29, 1951–March 28, 1952.47th Troop Carrier Squadron, Provisional: attached January 10–26, 1951.6142d Air Transport Unit: attached August 1–October 1, 1950.6143d Air Transport Unit: attached July 26–October 1, 1950.6144th Air Transport Unit: attached July 26–October 1, 1950.Station.Tachikawa AB, Japan, duration.Commanders.Col. Troy W. Crawford, to September 1951; Col. Charles W. Howe, September

1951; Col. James W. Chapman, Jr., August 9, 1952–.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive;


Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 1, 1951–July 27,

1953.

374th Troop Carrier Group, Heavy

When the Korean War began in June 1950, the 374th TCG controlled the 6thand 22d Squadrons based in Japan and equipped with C–54s, and the 21stSquadron based in the Philippines and equipped with C–47s and C–54s.Within 12 hours of the North Korean attack, the group began transportingcargo to Korea and evacuating personnel on return trips. The 374th TCGmoved personnel, equipment, ammunition, gasoline, rockets, rations, water,medical items, barbed wire, guns, and other materials from Japan to Suwonand Pusan, South Korea, to supply the U.S. Army. The 21st TCS moved toJapan on June 29 to come under control of FEAF Combat Cargo Command.Between mid-September and mid-December 1950, the group operated mostlyfrom Ashiya AB, Japan; then from October 23 to November 12, it operatedfrom bases in Korea, landing war essentials and other cargo at various smallforward airstrips near UN fighting forces. A C–47-equipped squadron of theRoyal Thailand Air Force operated with the 374th TCG during this period.After moving back to Tachikawa AB, Japan, in mid-December, the group con-tinued to airlift supplies and personnel in support of UN action in Korea. The6th and 22d TCSs transitioned from C–54s to C–124s in mid-1952. InOperation Little Switch, the 374th transported the first group of repatriatedprisoners of war from Korea to Japan in April 1953, and after the cease-fire, in

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Operation Big Switch, it airlifted UN personnel who had been the enemy’sprisoners.Combat Components.4th Troop Carrier Squadron: attached December 2–17, 1950, and July 25–

November 16, 1951.6th Troop Carrier Squadron: duration.14th Troop Carrier Squadron: attached November 16, 1951–March 26, 1952,

and November 15–30, 1952.21st Troop Carrier Squadron: duration, except detached c. September 10,

1950–June 25, 1951, and June 29, 1951–November 30, 1952.22d Troop Carrier Squadron: duration.344th Troop Carrier Squadron: attached December 14, 1952–.Stations.Tachikawa AB, Japan, duration, except deployed at Ashiya AB, Japan, c. Sep-

tember 15–December 17, 1950.Commanders.Lt. Col. Benjamin M. Tarver, Jr., to July 22, 1950; Col. Herbert A. Bott, July

22, 1950; Col. Charles W. Howe, July 1951; Col. Edward H. Nigro,September 1951; Lt. Col. James F. Hogan, April 20, 1952; Col. Edward H.Nigro, August 26, 1952; Lt. Col. Frederick C. Johnson, November 11,1952; Lt. Col. Harold P. Dixon, December 19, 1952; Lt. Col. Frederick C.Johnson, c. January 1953; Col. Francis W. Williams, April 24, 1953–.



Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions June 27–September 15, 1950.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 1, 1951–July 27,

1953.

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403d Troop Carrier Wing, MediumThe personnel of the Reserve 403d Troop Carrier Wing moved from Oregonto Japan in April 1952. At Ashiya AB, in addition to its 403d TCG, the winggained operational control of the 314th TCG with its three assigned squadronsas well as two separate squadrons. The 314th TCG flew C–119 FlyingBoxcars, and the attached squadrons flew C/VC–47s and C–54s. The 403dTCW supported the Far East Command and UN forces. It inactivated onJanuary 1, 1953, returning to Reserve status. Combat Components.314th Troop Carrier Group: attached April 14–December 31, 1952.403d Troop Carrier Group: to January 1, 1953.21st Troop Carrier Squadron: attached April 14–c. September 12, 1952, and

further attached to the 314th Troop Carrier Group, April 14–c. June 1952.6461st Troop Carrier Squadron: attached December 1–31, 1952.Station.Ashiya AB, Japan, April 14, 1952–January 1, 1953.Commanders.Col. Philip H. Best, April 14, 1952; Col. Maurice F. Casey, Jr., May 15, 1952–

January 1, 1953.Service Streamer.Korean Theater.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [April 14, 1952]–[Jan-

uary 1] 1953.

403d Troop Carrier Group, MediumThe 403d TCG moved to Ashiya AB, Japan, in April 1952 without aircraft, andfor the next month it trained to fly newly acquired C–119s. From then until theend of 1952, it dropped paratroops and supplies, transported personnel andequipment, and evacuated casualties in support of the Far East Command andUN forces. The group flew over 6,300 flights; dropped nearly 10,000 person-nel, more than 18,000 tons of cargo, and 380 tons of supplies; and airlifted

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almost 14,000 medical patients. It returned to Reserve status on January 1,1953.Combat Components.63d Troop Carrier Squadron: to January 1, 1953.64th Troop Carrier Squadron: to January 1, 1953.65th Troop Carrier Squadron: to January 1, 1953.Station.Ashiya AB, Japan, April 14, 1952–January 1, 1953.Commanders.Lt. Col. Henry C. Althaus, to April 22, 1952; Maj. Wallace C. Forsythe, April

22, 1952; Lt. Col. Ernest W. Burton, August 1952–January 1, 1953.Campaign Streamers.Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [April 14, 1952]–[Jan-

uary 1] 1953.

437th Troop Carrier Wing, MediumThe 437th TCW, the first Reserve wing called to active duty in the KoreanWar, moved from the United States to Japan in three echelons in late Octoberand early November 1950. It absorbed most of the personnel and equipment ofthe provisional 1st TCG in January 1951. In addition to its combat supportmissions, the wing assumed responsibility for most scheduled courier flightsin Japan and Korea. During seven months of Korean service, the 437th TCWcarried nearly 66,000 tons of cargo, 6,500 patients, and 240,000 passengers.Inactivated on June 10, 1952, it returned to Reserve status.Combat Component.437th Troop Carrier Group: to June 10, 1952.Station.Brady Field, Japan, November 8, 1950–June 10, 1952.Commanders.Brig. Gen. John P. Henebry, to January 26, 1951; Col. John W. Lacey, January

26, 1951; Col. John R. Roche, February 26, 1951; Col. Kenneth W. North-amer, May–June 10, 1952.


Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 1, 1951–[June 10,

1952].

437th Troop Carrier Group, MediumThe 437th TCG’s C–46 aircraft began arriving in Japan in early November1950. Almost immediately the group, in three intensive days, helped to deliv-

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er combat materiel to UN ground forces at Pyongyang while evacuating per-sonnel and equipment from forward bases in North Korea. During December,the C–46s continued to deliver combat materiel to the front line and evacuateground forces from Sinanju, Pyongyang, and Yonpo, North Korea, and fromSeoul and Suwon, South Korea. In a five-day period in December, it airliftedalmost 2,500 patients from Korea to Japan. When the UN forces regained theinitiative in early 1951, the 437th TCG began flying airdrop missions to sup-ply Eighth Army frontline troops. In March, it airdropped the 187th Regimen-tal Combat Team and two Ranger companies, along with more than 15 tons ofammunition, food, and signal equipment at Munsan-ni. From June to October1951 and again in the spring of 1952, the 437th TCG flew insecticide spray-ing missions to combat disease in South Korea.Combat Components.83d Troop Carrier Squadron: to June 10, 1952.84th Troop Carrier Squadron: to June 10, 1952.85th Troop Carrier Squadron: to June 10, 1952.86th Troop Carrier Squadron: January 26, 1951–June 10, 1952.Station.Brady AB, Japan, November 8, 1950–June 10, 1952.Commanders.Col. John R. Roche, to January 1951; Lt. Col. Edward H. Nigro, January 1951;

Lt. Col. George W. Sutcliffe, March 5, 1951; Lt. Col. Jack L. Crawford, Jr.,September 5, 1951–June 10, 1952.


Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952.Decoration.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 1, 1951–[June 10,

1952].

483d Troop Carrier Wing, MediumActivated on January 1, 1953, to replace the 403d TCW, 483d TCW controlledthe 314th TCG as well as its own 483d TCG. It assumed responsibility forC–119 troop carrier and air transport operations in a large area of the Far East.Using virtually every pilot and aircraft of both groups, it moved approximate-ly 4,000 paratroopers and their equipment from southern Japan to Korea inJune through early July 1953.Combat Components.314th Troop Carrier Group: attached January 1, 1953–.483d Troop Carrier Group: January 1, 1953–.6461st Troop Carrier Squadron: January 1, 1953–.Station.Ashiya AB, Japan, January 1, 1953–.Commander.Col. Maurice F. Casey, Jr., January 1, 1953–.

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Campaign Streamers.Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decorations.Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for period May 6, 1953–September 10,

1954, partly for transporting supplies to UN forces in Korea to the end ofthe conflict.

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [January 1]–July 27,1953.

483d Troop Carrier Group, MediumThe 483d TCG transported personnel and supplies by C–119s from Japan toKorea. During the final months of the conflict, it alternated with the 314thTCG to airdrop supplies to a detachment of the 502d Tactical Control Group,located on a 5,000-foot mountain near Chongmong-ni. In late June 1953, the483d TCG airlifted reinforcements and cargo to areas behind the western halfof the UN line. Combat Components.815th Troop Carrier Squadron: January 1, 1953–.816th Troop Carrier Squadron: January 1, 1953–.817th Troop Carrier Squadron: January 1, 1953–.Station.Ashiya AB, Japan, January 1, 1953–.Commanders.Lt. Col. Ernest W. Burton, January 1, 1953; Col. George M. Foster, March 1,

1953–.Campaign Streamers.Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decorations.Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for period May 6, 1953–September 10,

1954, partly for transporting supplies to UN forces in Korea until the end ofthe conflict.

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period [January 1]–July 27,1953.

Other Combat Support1st Shoran Beacon SquadronIn August 1950 the 1st Shoran Beacon Unit moved to Japan from the UnitedStates, and by October 1 it had moved to South Korea. It broadcast short-rangenavigation (Shoran) signals from ground sites to guide 3d BombardmentGroup B–26s and 162d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron RB–26s on nightmissions over targets in Korea. The first two sites in South Korea were too faraway from the bombline to be effective. In November the unit set up two newsites at Wonsan and Pyongyang in North Korea, but mountains around the

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Wonsan site interfered with its signals and a Communist Chinese offensivesoon forced evacuation of both sites. Two new beacon sites set up in SouthKorea in December demonstrated the inadequacy of the unit’s equipment. Thatand the continued advance of enemy troops forced the 1st Shoran Beacon Unitto move temporarily back to Japan at the end of the year, where it recalibratedand refurbished its equipment. In early 1951, it returned to South Korea andset up Shoran beacon sites at several locations, some of which it had to defendperiodically against enemy guerrilla assaults. During the year, the unit estab-lished four sites, two on islands off the coast of Korea and two on mountain-tops just south of the 38th parallel. It also maintained other sites in Japan andOkinawa to train aircrews in Shoran operations. Redesignated the 1st ShoranBeacon Squadron in February 1952, the unit provided electronic signals thatguided 3d Bombardment Group B–26 bombardment missions until thearmistice in mid-1953.Stations. Kimpo AB, South Korea, October 1, 1950; Iwakuni AB, Japan, December 19,

1950; Taegu AB, South Korea, February 20, 1951; Seoul, South Korea,June 16, 1951; Pyongtaek, South Korea, April 24, 1953–.

Campaigns.UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring


Decorations.Two Distinguished Unit Citations for actions January 25–April 21, 1951, and

May 1–November 30, 1952.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period January 24–April 21,

1951.

5th Communications GroupThe 5th Communications Group activated on November 25, 1951, in Seoul,South Korea, replacing the 934th Signal Battalion, which had carried out com-

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munications functions since October 1950. Assigned directly to Fifth AirForce, the 5th Communications Group supported FEAF agencies in Korea byinstalling, operating, and maintaining radio, telephone, and teletype communications networks that linked USAF and other military instal-lations in Korea with bases in Japan. Composed of the 1st Radio Squadron, 1stTelephone and Carrier Squadron, 2d and 7th Communications Squadrons(Operations), and the 2d Radio Relay Squadron, the group also operated com-munications centers serving Fifth Air Force headquarters at Seoul and Taeguuntil well after hostilities ceased.Station.Seoul, South Korea, November 25, 1951–.Commanders.Col. John M. Maersch, November 25, 1951; Lt. Col. William E. Gegg, by

March 1952; Lt. Col. Jeremy K. Schloss, by December 1952 and for theduration.


1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decorations.Two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods [November 25],

1951–September 30, 1952, and October 1, 1952–July 27, 1953.

10th Liaison SquadronActivated in July 1951 in Seoul, South Korea, the 10th Liaison Squadron sup-ported the 930th and 931st Engineer Aviation Groups, the 6147th TacticalControl Group, and the 17th Bombardment Wing, among others. Using L–5and L–20 aircraft, the unit surveyed forward areas for airfield, radar, and com-munications sites and regularly surveyed abandoned air strips. The squadronprovided emergency airlift to remote forward positions, transported air liaisonofficers to forward U.S. Army units, and performed courier service, includingthe delivery of mail and monthly payrolls to forward Air Force units. It alsotransported North Korean prisoners on occasion and dropped arms and sup-plies to guerrillas behind enemy lines.Station.Seoul, South Korea, July 25, 1951–.Campaign Streamers.UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall

1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.Decorations.None.

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20th Weather SquadronDetachmentsWhen the Korean War broke out in June 1950, the 20th Weather Squadron wasalready providing meteorological information to FEAF from its headquartersat Nagoya, Japan, and from weather stations scattered around the theater. Forthe next six months, the 20th furnished crucial combat weather data to theFifth Air Force, the U.S. Eighth Army, and other UN forces by deployingnumerous detachments in Korea. The unit’s personnel briefed tactical organi-zations before missions and sometimes flew on the aircraft of those organiza-tions in order to obtain weather data over enemy-held territory. Forward-deployed weather personnel with frontline troops radioed weather informationto rear areas. Some of the unit’s meteorological information contributed to thesuccess of the Inchon invasion in September. By November, ten of thesquadron’s detachments had served at 13 locations in South and North Korea,moving with UN ground troops and operating small mobile weather stationssheltered in tents. The squadron operated a C–47 aircraft to move equipmentand supplies to its scattered weather stations in Korea. In mid-November, itturned over its Korean weather responsibilities and operating locations to the30th Weather Squadron and focused on Japan, where its headquarters hadremained.Station.Nagoya, Japan, duration.Campaign Streamers.None. Note: Individual squadron detachments operating in Korea may have

received campaign streamers on their own.Service Streamer.Korean Theater.

30th Weather SquadronWhen the 30th Weather Squadron activated in November 1950, it took overKorean weather stations from the overextended 20th Weather Squadron. Thesquadron headquarters served at Seoul except for the period from December

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1950 to July 1951 when enemy troops in or near the South Korean capitalforced it to function at Taegu. The 30th managed many mobile detachments allover Korea to provide weather information to the Fifth Air Force, EighthArmy, and other UN forces. By the end of the war these detachments hadserved at 20 different locations around Korea, including some in the northwhen UN troops were there. In addition to the detachments, the squadrondeployed a number of two-man teams with portable weather stations. Some ofthese teams served with UN ground units in forward areas, on islands off theKorean coast, or at airfields where full detachments were not required. In late1951, the 30th Weather Squadron began training Korean observers and fore-casters, whose work eventually allowed the squadron to reduce the number ofits detachments. The squadron served the U.S. Eighth Army so well in Koreathat the Department of the Army subsequently decided to rely on the Air Forcefor weather services.Stations.Seoul, South Korea, November 16, 1950; Taegu, South Korea, December 22,

1950; Seoul, South Korea, July 3, 1951–.Campaign Streamers.CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN


Decorations.Three Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods November 15,

1950–June 30, 1951; March 16, 1951–September 30, 1952; and October 1,1952–July 27, 1953.

75th Air Depot WingThe 75th Air Depot Wing arrived in South Korea from Texas on January 2,1953, replacing the 6405th Air Support Wing. It operated a major depot atChinhae until the end of the conflict. Assigned to the Far East Air LogisticForce, the wing received, stored, and transported equipment and supplies suchas ammunition, fuel, breathing oxygen, and aircraft parts for combat wings inSouth Korea. It recovered, reclaimed, and repaired crashed or disabled aircraft

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in Korea. The wing also maintained and repaired combat aircraft, particularlyB–26s, at Iwakuni AB in Japan, working with the 6418th Air Depot Wing sta-tioned there. Among the 75th’s other duties were the salvage and disposal ofused and surplus war materiel; controlling corrosion of aircraft fuel tanks;maintaining and defending Chinhae Airdrome (K–10); sending traveling teamsto maintain and repair aircraft equipment; flying clothing and shop equipmentat various bases in Korea; and rehabilitating, storing, and issuing pierced-steelplanking for airstrips. In the course of these duties, the wing maintained liai-son with port agencies at Pusan and Inchon and with railheads in South Koreafor the processing of USAF personnel and materiel, including Air Force spe-cial-purpose vehicles.Station.Chinhae, South Korea, January 2, 1953–.Commander.Col. William C. Sams, duration.Campaign Streamers.Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.

417th Engineer Aviation BrigadeAt the beginning of the Korean War, few airfields in Korea were able to sup-port the modern aircraft of the USAF. Most of the existing facilities had beenconstructed by the Japanese before 1945 and lacked runways long enough orstrong enough to support multiple landings by large, four-engined cargo air-craft such as C–54s or jet fighters such as F–86s. The extensive use of the oldrunways by World War II–vintage USAF aircraft, like F–51s, also demandedfrequent and extensive runway repairs. To correct the problem, FEAFdeployed to Korea engineer aviation units manned by Special Category ArmyPersonnel with Air Force (SCARWAF) troops. Although they suffered chron-ic shortages of adequately trained personnel, as early as July 1950, the 802dand 822d Engineer Aviation Battalions were repairing and extending runwaysat Pohang and Taegu. By the end of the Korean War, the engineer aviationunits in Korea included the 417th Engineer Aviation Brigade with its subordi-nate units: three groups, ten battalions, three companies, and one detachment.The engineer aviation units repaired, renovated, and expanded air bases allover Korea for the basing and staging of FEAF, Fifth Air Force, and other UNaircraft, including fighters, fighter-bombers, and transports. Among the air-fields they repaired or expanded, besides Pohang and Taegu, were Kimpo,Suwon, Pyongyang, Pusan, Hoengsong, Chunchon, Chinhae, Chungju,Kunsan, Seoul, and Pyongtaek. At most of these airfields the engineers laidpierced-steel planking for runways and taxiways and replaced inadequatefoundations. They also constructed airfield facilities such as jet fuel storagetanks and hardstands. At airfields captured from the enemy, aviation engineerpersonnel filled in bomb craters and patched runways. In 1952, the engineeraviation battalions constructed new 9,000-foot concrete or asphalt runways for

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jet fighters at Taegu, Suwon, and Kunsan. That same year, three of the battal-ions built a new air base with a fourth 9,000-foot runway at Osan-ni. The newpaved runways saved tires, lessened structural damage to aircraft, and reducedthe need for jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) units. At Seoul, the aviation engineersstrengthened and extended the runways to handle strategic airlift transports. AtPusan and Pyongtaek, they constructed airfield facilities for U.S. MarineCorps air units. Engineer Aviation Units in Korea as of May 1953:417th Engineer Aviation Brigade

420th Engineer Aviation Topographic Detachment366th Engineer Aviation Battalion733d Engineer Aviation Supply Point Company840th Engineer Aviation Battalion841st Engineer Aviation Battalion1903d Engineer Aviation Battalion930th Engineer Aviation Group

622d Engineer Aviation Maintenance Company808th Engineer Aviation Battalion822d Engineer Aviation Battalion

931st Engineer Aviation Group809th Engineer Aviation Battalion811th Engineer Aviation Battalion919th Engineer Aviation Maintenance Company

934th Engineer Aviation Group802d Engineer Aviation Battalion839th Engineer Aviation Battalion

801st Medical Air Evacuation SquadronThree months before the North Koreans invaded South Korea, the 801stMedical Air Evacuation Squadron had moved from Japan to Clark AB in thePhilippines, leaving only a flight in Japan. When the conflict began, this flightair-evacuated wounded personnel from Korea, while the rest of the squadronreturned to Japan. As American casualties mounted, the 801st, flying on C–47aircraft, evacuated the wounded from forward airstrips to hospitals in the rear.Following the waterborne invasion by ground forces at Inchon in September1950 and during the subsequent battle for Seoul, the 801st, under heavy firefrom enemy troops, evacuated nearly 1,450 battle casualties from the Suwonand Kimpo airstrips near Seoul. In December, at the Chosin Reservoir innortheast Korea, the squadron evacuated almost 4,700 battle casualties fromthe Koto-ri and Hagaru-ri airstrips. During these actions, it operated frominadequate airstrips located in an area entirely surrounded by enemy troops,who subjected the aircraft to hostile fire on the ground as well as in the air. Foractions during these two periods, the 801st earned a Distinguished UnitCitation. As the conflict dragged on, the 801st, utilizing C–46, C–47, C–54,

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and C–124 aircraft, flew on intra-Korea, intra-Japan, and Korea-to-Japan med-ical evacuation missions. For more than a year after the USAF authorized agroup-level organization, the service could not obtain the necessary trainedpersonnel to man the unit. Finally on June 18, 1953, the 6481st Medical AirEvacuation Group, a Table of Distribution unit, replaced the 801st, assumingits mission through the end of the war.Stations.Tachikawa AB, Japan, September 14, 1950; Ashiya AB, Japan, December 1,

1950; Tachikawa AB, Japan, February 6, 1951–June 18, 1953.Campaign Streamers.UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive;


Decorations.Distinguished Unit Citation for actions September 21–30 and December 1–10,

1950.Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for period July 1, 1951–[June 18]

1953.

3903d Radar Bomb Scoring GroupDetachments C (11), K (5), and N (22)

In September 1950, detachments C, K, and N of Strategic Air Command’s3903d Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron (later, Group) arrived from the UnitedStates at Pusan, South Korea. Their mission was to provide radar signals toguide night bomb and flare drops from tactical air support aircraft in Korea.Although the three detachments belonged to the Strategic Air Command, theywere attached to the 502d Tactical Control Group. Using mobile equipmentmounted on vans, two of the detachments (C and K) moved in November toPyongyang, North Korea, where they directed bomb drops on enemy troopconcentrations. After returning southward in the face of an enemy offensive,detachments C and K arrived by January 1951 at Taegu where they werejoined by detachment N from Pusan. Detachments C, K, and N were redesig-nated respectively as detachments 11, 5, and 22, and each was assigned toaccompany a separate U.S. Army corps. Their signals made bomb drops bybombers and fighter-bombers more accurate, enhancing USAF night closesupport missions. They also guided C–47s dropping flares for night illumina-tion. In October 1951, the three detachments departed Korea, having trans-ferred their radar functions to the 502d Tactical Control Group.Note: The 3903d as a whole received no Korean campaign or service stream-er, but individual detachments operating in Korea received campaign stream-ers and decorations.

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6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron12Detachments 1, 2, 3, and 5

By the end of the Korean conflict, the 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squad-ron, whose headquarters remained in Japan, had deployed four detachments inKorea. Two of these began work in mid-1951. In a search for technical airintelligence information, Detachment 1 interrogated enemy prisoners of warand collected and studied captured enemy materiel, including aircraft wreck-age and fragments of expended munitions from enemy aircraft. It maintainedteams at major tactical air bases in South Korea to debrief combat crews andreview gun-camera film for the same kind of information. Detachment 2 sentsubdetachments north of the bombline and behind enemy lines to examineother enemy materiel and interrogate enemy deserters. Beginning in June1952, the squadron’s Detachment 3 undertook management of evasion andescape activities for the recovery of UN airmen shot down over enemy terri-tory. It interrogated U.S. personnel who had successfully escaped the enemyand provided information on successful evasion and escape to tactical units. Italso experimented with infrared and radio equipment for locating downed air-men. Prisoner of war exchanges at the end of the Korean conflict led thesquadron to deploy Detachment 5 to Korea in June 1953 to interrogate friend-ly personnel returning from North Korea in order to gather strategic intelli-gence information.Station.Tokyo, Japan, March 2, 1951–.Campaign Streamers.None. Note: Individual detachments operating in Korea received campaign

streamers and decorations on their own.Service Streamer.Korean Theater.Decorations.None.

6146th Air Force Advisory Group (ROKAF)Originally organized as the 6146th Air Base Unit in July 1950, the organiza-tion elevated to group-level in August 1952; redesignated to 6146th AirAdvisory Group (ROKAF) at that time; and finally redesignated to 6146th AirForce Advisory Group (ROKAF) in July 1953. The organization’s primarymission was to train pilots and ground crews for the Republic of Korea’s AirForce (ROKAF), but it also flew armed reconnaissance close air support mis-sions. The group maintained its own aircraft and kept operational the airstripat which it was based, which was often nearer the front lines than any otherUSAF unit. For part of 1951, a unit detachment trained Korean personnel onthe island of Cheju (Cheju-do). At Sachon it trained ROKAF personnel in theoperation and maintenance of L–4, L–5, L–16, T–6, and F–51 aircraft. When

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the group moved to Taegu in early 1953, it left a detachment at Sachon to con-tinue that training. Once trained at Sachon, the Korean pilots deployed toKangnung near the 38th parallel, where another of the group’s detachmentshad been based since the end of 1951. That detachment earned a DistinguishedUnit Citation for the period December 1952 through April 1953 for flying hun-dreds of close support and interdiction strikes with a wing of the Republic ofKorea Air Force. Under the guidance of 6146th Air Force Advisory Grouppilots, Koreans flew F–51s from Kangnung to bomb, rocket, and strafe enemytroop concentrations, vehicles, supply dumps, and fuel storage sites.Stations.Sachon AB, South Korea, July 27, 1950; Seoul, South Korea, September 26,

1950; Pyongyang East, North Korea, October 28, 1950; Taejon, SouthKorea, December 6, 1950; Seoul, South Korea, March 22, 1951; SachonAB, South Korea, June 18, 1951; Taegu, South Korea, January 15, 1953–.

Commanders.Lt. Col. Dean E. Hess, July 27, 1950; Maj. Harold H. Wilson, May 1951–

unknown; Col. Walter W. Berg, July 1952; Lt. Col. Harold T. Babb, May1953–.



Decorations.Five Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations for periods July 27, 1950–

January 31, 1951; February 1–October 31, 1951; February 1, 1951–March31, 1953; March 16, 1951–September 30, 1952; and October 10, 1952–July27, 1953.

6167th Air Base GroupOriginating as the 6153d Air Base Unit in October 1950, this organizationoperated the Seoul Airdrome except when forced to leave in the face of theChinese advances in December 1950. From around February 1952, the orga-nization also began flying combat support missions under direct control ofHeadquarters Fifth Air Force. Flying unarmed, modified C–46, C–47, and B–26 aircraft, the group dropped flares in frontline support and B–26 night inter-diction flights. In addition, its aircraft dropped leaflets, and using B–26 andC–47 aircraft fitted with speakers and amplifiers, it flew “voice” psychologi-cal warfare missions. Working in close harmony with ground and air intelli-gence, the 6167th also performed some agent drops and resupply missionsdeep behind enemy lines during the hours of darkness. The 6167th OperationsSquadron received a Distinguished Unit Citation for actions of May–November 1952. Beginning in early 1953, pilots from the 581st Air Resupplyand Communications Wing, a special operations organization based in thePhilippines, augmented aircrews of the 6167th Air Base Group.

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Combat Component.6167th Operations Squadron: April 1, 1952–.Stations.Seoul, South Korea, October 27, 1950; Camp Walker, Taegu, South Korea, c.

December 15, 1950; Seoul AB, South Korea, c. July 15, 1951–.Commanders.Capt. Carl V. Hull, by December 1950; Maj. Lee J. Guilbeau, January 1951;

Lt. Col. Tyson, July 1951; Lt. Col. Frank E. Lardent, January 1952; Col.Donald R. Conard, December 5, 1952–.



6204th Photo Mapping FlightDetachment 1In mid-July 1950, the 6204th Photo Mapping Flight, located at Clark AB,Philippines, deployed the flight’s two RB–17 aircraft complete with combatcrews and maintenance personnel to Johnson AB, Japan. The FEAF deploy-ment order specified that the two RB–17 aircraft be equipped with normalarmament insofar as practicable, not to interfere with the photographic capa-bility of the aircraft. This posed a problem for the flight, since the RB–17s hadbeen flying peacetime missions and were not equipped for combat. However,the 6204th found the necessary gunners and equipment and made the modifi-cations to the aircraft, so that by late August 1950 the detachment began fly-ing photomapping missions over Korea. By the end of November 1950, it hadphotographed the entire North Korean area at least once and rephotographedsome areas as far north as weather conditions permitted. By early Decemberthe detachment returned to Clark AB and resumed the flight’s mapping pro-gram in the Philippine area.

6405th Korea Air Materiel UnitShortly after the conflict in Korea began, Far East Air Materiel Command(FEAMCOM) realized that tactical units of Fifth Air Force would need assis-tance with maintenance and supply until they could get their own base main-tenance and supply personnel and equipment to the combat zone. Out of itsown materiel resources, FEAF organized the 6405th Korea Air Materiel Unit(KAMU) in July 1950 to exercise operational control of FEAMCOM units inKorea. Organized on paper in Japan, the KAMU quickly moved to Korea, andits field maintenance, depot support, and ammunition-handling units fannedout in support of Fifth Air Force tactical units. Initially KAMU was chargedwith coordinating Air Force logistics requirements and Army emergencyrequirements between Fifth Air Force activities in Korea and FEAMCOM,

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expediting requisitions of emergency aircraft parts and critical items, perform-ing aircraft and ammunition modification projects, and returning AirForce–reparable items to FEAMCOM. It also had responsibility for damagedaircraft in Korea, including salvage, reclamation, and field or depot repair. Itsoon began operating bomb dumps, aviation ammunition storage, and napalmmixing facilities. In evacuations at Taegu and Pohang in August andSeptember 1950, KAMU personnel continued working on the bases after mostof the Fifth Air Force units had left. In the November evacuation fromPyongyang, maintenance personnel kept repairing combat-damaged aircraft,occasionally dodging sniper bullets. Supply personnel worked to evacuate260- and 500-pound bombs and gasoline, as well as their own gear. In April1951, KAMU’s 543d Ammunition Supply Squadron began operating apierced-steel planking plant at Pusan East. KAMU also manufactured andissued breathing oxygen to Fifth Air Force tactical units and maintained liai-son with the U.S. Army ports in transporting USAF supplies and personnelthrough these ports. In a paper reorganization, the first 6405th KAMU discon-tinued in January 1951, replaced by a provisional KAMU, itself replaced inMay 1951 by a second 6405th KAMU. In an overall FEAMCOM reorganiza-tion in early 1952, the KAMU was elevated to wing-status. After the 75th AirDepot Wing arrived in Korea and settled at Chinhae in January 1953, theKAMU discontinued.Stations.6405th KAMU: Taegu AB, South Korea, July 1950; Pusan AB, South Korea;

c. August 1950; Seoul AB, South Korea, October 16, 1950; Taegu AB,South Korea, December 15, 1950–January 28, 1951.

KAMU(P): Taegu AB, South Korea, January 28–May 25, 1951.6405th KAMU (later, 6405th Support Wing; 6405th Air Support Wing): Taegu

AB, South Korea, May 25, 1951–February 1, 1953.Commanders.6405th KAMU: Col. Marvin Sledge, July 21, 1950–July 28, 1951.KAMU(P): Col. Marvin Sledge, July 28–May 25, 1951.6405th KAMU (later, 6405th Support Wing; 6405th Air Support Wing): Col.

Marvin Sledge, May 25, 1951; Col. Marion G. Ferguson, Jr., September 7,1951; Col. Edward J. Perkin, by June 1952; Col. Charles N. Howze, August26, 1952; Col. William L. Wood, January 25–February 1, 1953.

Campaign Streamers.6405th KAMU: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN

Counteroffensive.KAMU(P): First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive.6405th KAMU (later, 6405th Support Wing; 6405th Air Support Wing): CCF

Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter;Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter.

Decorations.None.

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JULY 1, 1950No USAF unit listed as based in

Korea.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1950Korea (unspecified location)1141st Med Svs Sq—OLPohang1st Air Postal Sq—Det 2335th Ftr-Intcp Gp (35th Ftr-Intcp

Wg)Hq39th Ftr-Intcp Sq40th Ftr-Intcp Sq

802d Engr Avn Bn—Co A6131st Ftr Wg, SE

Hq & Hq Sq6131st Maint & Sup Gp

Hq6131st Maint Sq6131st Sup Sq6131st Mtr Veh Sq

6131st Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq6131st Comms Sq6131st Air Police Sq6131st Food Sv Sq6131st Instls Sq

6131st Sta Med Gp6144th Air Trans UnitPusan822d Engr Avn Bn 6407th Ammo Handling UnitPusan Air Base1st Air Postal Sq—Det 14

919th Engr Avn Maint Co—ContactPlat

Sachon Air Base6146th Air Base UnitTaeguFifth Air Force, Adv

Hq & Hq Sq440th Sig Avn H Const Bn—Co A1973d AACS Sq (1809th AACS Gp)6132d Tac Air Con Gp6143d Air Trans Unit6147th Tac Con Sq, Abn6149th Air Base UnitTaegu Air Base67th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)

NOVEMBER 1, 1950Kimpo1st Air Postal Sq—Det 2451st Ftr-Intcp Wg

Hq & Hq Sq51st Ftr-Intcp Gp

Hq16th Ftr-Intcp Sq25th Ftr-Intcp Sq

51st Maint & Sup GpHq51st Maint Sq51st Mtr Veh Sq51st Sup Sq

51st Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq51st Comms Sq

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USAF Organizations atKorean Stations,

July 1, 1950–July 1, 1953

51st Air Police Sq51st Food Sv Sq51st Instls Sq

51st Med Gp80th Ftr-Bmr Sq (8th Ftr-Bmr Gp)6151st Air Base UnitPohang1st Air Postal Sq—Det 2335th Ftr-Intcp Gp (35th Ftr-Intcp

Wg)Hq39th Ftr-Intcp Sq40th Ftr Intcp Sq

802d Engr Avn Bn—Co A6150th Tac Spt Wg

Hq & Hq Sq6150th Maint & Sup Gp

Hq6150th Maint Sq6150th Mtr Veh Sq6150th Sup Sq

6150th Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq6150th Comms Sq6150th Air Police Sq6150th Food Sv Sq6150th Instls Sq

6150th Sta Med GpPusan2d Rad Relay Sq502d Tac Con Gp

Hq (Less Con Det)605th Tac Con Sq606th AC&W Sq607th AC&W Sq

822d Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)934th Sig Bn, Sep, TAC1973d AACS Sq—Det 23903d RBS Sq—Dets C, K & N6002d Tac Spt Wg—Port Det 16405th Korean Air Mat Unit—OL6407th Ammo Handling Unit (Less

OL)

Pusan Air BaseFifth Air Force—OL1st Air Postal Sq—Det 14919th Engr Avn Maint Co—Contact

PlatSachon Air Base6148th Air Base UnitSeoulSee: Kimpo Air Base6146th Air Base UnitSeoul Airfield6147th Tac Con Sq, AbnSuwon1st Air Postal Sq—Det 48th Ftr-Bmr Gp (8th Ftr-Bmr Wg)

Hq35th Ftr-Bmr Sq36th Ftr-Bmr Sq

6131st Tac Spt WgHq & Hq Sq6131st Maint & Sup Gp

Hq6131st Maint Sq6131st Mtr Veh Sq6131st Sup Sq

6131st Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq6131st Comms Sq6131st Air Police Sq6131st Food Sv Sq6131st Instls Sq

6131st Med GpTaeguFifth Air Force, Adv

Hq & Hq Sq5th Comms Sq, Comd8th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J (543d Tac

Spt Gp)9th Stat Svs Unit49th Ftr-Bmr Gp (49th Ftr-Bmr Wg)

Hq7th Ftr-Bmr Sq8th Ftr-Bmr Sq (Less OL)

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9th Ftr-Bmr Sq363d Recon Tech Sq (543d Tac Spt

Gp)440th Sig Avn H Const Bn—Co A1973d AACS Sq (1809th AACS Gp)

(Less Det)6132d AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con

Gp)6149th Tac Spt Wg

Hq & Hq Sq6149th Maint & Sup Gp



6149th Sta Med Gp6406th Avn Cargo Unit—OL6407th Ammo Handling Unit—OLTaegu Air Base802d Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn—OL930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)6002d AB Gp—OL6400th Fld Maint Unit—OLTongnae18th Ftr-Bmr Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr Wg)


6002d Tac Spt WgHq & Hq Sq (Less Det)6002d Maint & Sup Gp

Hq6002d Maint Sq6002d Mtr Veh Sq6002d Sup Sq

6002d Air Base Gp

Hq & Hq Sq (Less OL)6002d Comms Sq6002d Air Police Sq6002d Food Sv Sq6002d Instls Sq

6002d Med Gp

JANUARY 1, 1951Chinhae30th Wea Sq—Det 16Kimpo1973d AACS Sq—Det 4Kimpo Air Base1st Air Postal Sq—Det 241st Shoran Beacon Unit—OL30th Wea Sq—Det 10440th Sig Avn H Const Bn (Less

OL)811th Engr Avn BnKorea (unspecified location)1141st Med Svs Sq—OLPohang1st Air Postal Sq—Det 271973d AACS Sq—Det 36407th Ammo Handling Unit—OLPusan2d Rad Relay Sq (Less OL)606th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less OL)543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep—OL822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A1973d AACS Sq—Det 23903d RBS Sq—Det N6407th Ammo Handling Unit (Less

OL)Pusan Air BaseFifth Air Force—Port Det 21st Air Postal Sq—Dets 14 & 2320th Wea Sq—Dets 30, 31 & 35Pusan East Air Base30th Wea Sq—Det 1335th Ftr-Intcp Wg

Hq & Hq Sq

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35th Ftr-Intcp GpHq39th Ftr-Intcp Sq40th Ftr-Intcp Sq

35th Maint & Sup GpHq35th Maint Sq35th Mtr Veh Sq35th Sup Sq


35th Med Gp6152d Air Base UnitPyongyang919th Engr Avn Maint Co—Contact

Plat822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co A)3903d RBS Sq—Dets C & KPyongyang Air Base6148th Air Base UnitPyongyang East Airdrome1st Air Postal Sq—Det 46146th Air Base Unit6147th Tac Con Sq, AbnSachon1973d AACS Sq-Det 6SeoulSee: Kimpo Air Base5th Comms Sq, Comd605th Tac Con Sq (502d Tac Con

Gp)607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)934th Sig Bn, Sep, TACSeoul Air BaseFifth Air Force

Hq & Hq Sq (Less Dets)30th Wea Sq—Det 14

6154th Air Base GpHq6155th Air Police Sq6156th Mtr Veh Sq6157th Food Sv Sq6158th Sup Sq6159th Instls Sq

6405th Korean Air Mat UnitSeoul Airdrome30th Wea Sq—Det 17502d Tac Con Gp

HqSeoul Airfield2d Rad Relay Sq—OL440th Sig Avn H Const Bn—OL6153d Air Base Unit6406th Avn Cargo Unit—OLSuwon30th Wea Sq—Det 151973d AACS Sq—Det 56408th Dep Spt UnitSuwon Air Base18th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq & Hq Sq18th Ftr-Bmr Gp




6002d Med Sq6401st Fld Maint UnitTaegu1st Air Postal Sq—Det 31

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8th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J (543d TacSpt Gp)

30th Wea Sq (Less Dets)30th Wea Sq—Dets 11 & 12162d Tac Recon Sq, Night Photo

(543d Tac Spt Gp)363d Recon Tech Sq (543d Tac Spt

Gp)1973d AACS Sq (1809th AACS Gp)

(Less Dets)6132d AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con

Gp)Taegu Air Base27th Ftr-Escort Gp (27th Ftr-Escort

Wg)Hq522d Ftr-Escort Sq523d Ftr-Escort Sq524th Ftr-Escort Sq

49th Ftr-Bmr WgHq & Hq Sq49th Ftr-Bmr Gp

Hq7th Ftr-Bmr Sq8th Ftr-Bmr Sq9th Ftr-Bmr Sq



49th Med Gp543d Tac Spt Gp

Hq606th AC&W Sq—OL6400th Fld Maint Unit—OLTaejon30th Wea Sq—Det 18

Urusan Airdrome802d Engr Avn Bn—Co A6151st Air Base Unit

MARCH 1, 1951Chinhae1st Air Postal Sq—Det 418th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq & Hq Sq (Less Det)18th Ftr-Bmr Gp




30th Wea Sq—Det 166002d Med SqChinhae Airdrome606th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp) 6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Kimpo1973d AACS Sq—Det 4Kimpo Air Base811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Co C)Korea (unspecified location)1141st Med Svs Sq—OLPohang1973d AACS Sq—Det 36127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 9Pusan2d Rad Relay Sq (Less OL)822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A1973d AACS Sq—Det 23903d RBS Sq—Det N

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Pusan Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 41st Air Postal Sq—Det 149th Stat Svs Unit20th Wea Sq—Dets 30, 31 & 3530th Wea Sq—Det 10Pusan East Air Base5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn30th Wea Sq—Det 1335th Ftr-Intcp Wg

Hq & Hq Sq35th Ftr-Intcp Gp




35th Med Gp543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep—OL802d Engr Avn Bn—OL811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46148th Air Base Unit6152d Air Base UnitPyongyang919th Engr Avn Maint Co—Contact

Plat822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co A)3903d RBS Sq—Dets 5 & 11Pyongyang East Airdrome6146th Air Base Unit6147th Tac Con Sq, AbnSachon1973d AACS Sq—Det 6

SeoulSee: Kimpo Air Base605th Tac Con Sq (502d Tac Con

Gp)607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)934th Sig Bn, Sep, TACSeoul Air Base6154th Air Base Gp

Hq6155th Air Police Sq6156th Mtr Veh Sq6157th Food Sv Sq6158th Sup Sq6159th Instls Sq

Seoul Airdrome502d Tac Con Gp

Hq6164th Tac Con SqSeoul Airfield6153d Air Base UnitSuwon Air Base1st Air Postal Sq—Det 2318th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1TaeguFifth Air Force

Hq & Hq Sq (Less Det)1st Air Postal Sq—Det 3130th Wea Sq (Less Dets)30th Wea Sq—Dets 11, 12 & 141973d AACS Sq (1809th AACS Gp)

(Less Dets)6132d AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con

Gp)6165th Rad Relay SqTaegu Air Base1st Rad Sq, Mob—Det 131st Shoran Beacon Unit (Less Dets)2d Rad Relay Sq—OL3d Air Rsq Sq—Det F27th Ftr-Escort Gp (27th Ftr-Escort

Wg)

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Hq522d Ftr-Escort Sq523d Ftr-Escort Sq524th Ftr-Escort Sq

30th Wea Sq—Det 1449th Ftr-Bmr Wg





49th Med Gp6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 5Taejon30th Wea Sq—Det 18Taejon Airdrome6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 7Urusan Airdrome 6151st Air Base Unit

MAY 1, 1951Issue not available

JULY 1, 1951Issue not available

SEPTEMBER 1, 1951Cheju Air Base437th Mtr Veh Sq—OLChinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 4

18th Ftr-Bmr WgHq & Hq Sq (Less Det)18th Ftr-Bmr Gp

Hq18th Maint & Sup Gp



30th Wea Sq—Det 1639th Ftr-Inctp Sq (35th Ftr-Intcp Gp)Chinhae Airdrome18th Med Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr Wg)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Chunchon811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLHoengsong30th Wea Sq—Det 26811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos B &

C)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 126151st AB Sq—Det 1Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome6151st Air Base Sq (Less Det)Kimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg

Hq & Hq Sq (Less Det)4th Ftr-Intcp Gp

Hq

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334th Ftr-Intcp Sq335th Ftr-Intcp Sq

4th Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq (Less Det)4th Comms Sq4th Air Police Sq4th Food Sv Sq4th Instls Sq

4th Med Gp4th Mtr Veh Sq (4th M&S Gp)8th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq & Hq Sq8th Air Base Gp

Hq & Hq Sq8th Comms Sq8th Air Police Sq8th Food Sv Sq8th Instls Sq

8th Mtr Veh Sq (8th M&S Gp)8th Sup Sq (8th M&S Gp)12th Tac Recon Sq, Night Photo

(67th Tac Recon Gp)15th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J (67th

Tac Recon Gp)67th Instls Sq (67th AB Gp)67th Tac Recon Wg

Hq & Hq Sq67th Med Gp

606th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)(Less Det)

839th Engr Avn Bn1503d Air Trans Wg—Det 101993d AACS Sq (1818th AACS Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 14Kuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 29440th Sig Avn Const Bn—Co B808th Engr Avn Bn6132d AC&W Sq—Det 1Kwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3

Pusan30th Wea Sq—Det 273903d RBS Gp—Det 22Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 1430th Wea Sq—Det 10811th Engr Av Bn—Co B3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–84-5Pusan East Air Base1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 512th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)30th Wea Sq—Det 1367th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)452d Bomb Wg, L (USAFR EAD)

Hq & Hq Sq452d Bomb Gp, L

Hq728th Bomb Sq, L, Night

Intruder729th Bomb Sq, L, Night


Intruder452d Maint & Sup Gp

Hq452d Maint Sq452d Sup Sq452d Mtr Veh Sq

452d Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq452d Comms Sq452d Air Police Sq452d Food Sv Sq452d Instls Sq

452d Med Gp543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint Unit6413th Air Base SqPyongtaek Airdrome1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 30

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30th Wea Sq—Det 206147th Tac Con Gp

Hq (Less Det)6147th Air Base Sq6147th Maint & Sup Sq6147th Med Sq6148th Tac Con Sq (Air)6149th Tac Con Sq (Air)6150th Tac Con Sq (Grd)

Pyongyang919th Engr Avn Maint Co—Contact

Plat3903d RBS Gp—Dets 5 & 11Sachon Airdrome6146th Air Base SqSeoulSee: Kimpo Air Base30th Wea Sq (Less Dets)1818th AACS Gp (1808th AACS

Wg)Hq

Seoul AirdromeFifth Air Force

Hq & Hq Sq (Less Det)1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 311st Epidemiological Flt1st Rad Sq, Mob—OL1st Shoran Beacon Unit (Less Dets)9th Stat Svs Flt30th Wea Sq—Det 18136th Comms Scty Sq—OL440th Sig Avn Const Bn (Less Co B)502d Tac Con Gp

Hq605th Tac Con Sq

934th Sig Bn, Sep TAC (Less Det)1134th USAF S/A Sq—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26127th Air Terminal Gp—OL6153d Air Base Sq (Less Flts)6153d Air Base Sq—Flts A & B6154th Air Base Gp

Hq6154th Air Police Sq

6154th Food Sv Sq6154th Instls Sq6154th Med Sq6154th Mtr Veh Sq6154th Sup Sq

Suwon30th Wea Sq—Det 21Suwon Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 238th Ftr-Bmr Gp (8th Ftr-Bmr Wg)


8th Med Gp (8th Ftr-Bmr Wg)51st Ftr-Intcp Gp (51st Ftr-Intcp

Wg)Hq16th Ftr-Intcp Sq25th Ftr-Intcp Sq

802d Engr Avn Bn919th Engr Avn Maint Co (Less

Contact Plat)931st Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 9Taegu30th Wea Sq—Dets 11 & 121973d AACS Sq (Mob) (1818th

AACS Gp)6132d AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con

Gp) (Less Det)6165th Rad Relay SqTaegu Air Base1st Rad Sq, Mob—Det 132d Rad Relay Sq7th Comms Sq, Comd49th Ftr-Bmr Wg



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49th Maint & Sup GpHq49th Maint Sq49th Sup Sq49th Mtr Veh Sq


49th Med Gp67th Tac Recon Gp (67th Tac Recon

Wg)Hq45th Tac Recon Sq

67th Air Base Gp (67th Tac ReconWg)

Hq & Hq Sq67th Food Sv Sq

748th AF Band822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co A)934th Sig Bn, Sep, TAC—Det 13903d RBS Gp—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56166th Air Wea Recon Flt6405th Korea Air Mat UnitTaegu Air Base #25th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)336th Ftr-Intcp Sq (4th Ftr-Intcp Gp)6152d Air Base SqYongdong-po1st Air Pstl Sq—OL3d Air Rsq Sq—Det 15th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 210th Ln Sq18th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Yonju607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Det)

NOVEMBER 1, 1951Chinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Ftr-Bmr Wg





30th Wea Sq—Det 16Chinhae Airdrome18th Med Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr Wg)39th Ftr-Intcp Sq (35th Ftr-Intcp Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Chunchon811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLChunchon Airdrome6152d Air Base SqE Pyongyang467th Sig Avn Const Co—OLHoengsong30th Wea Sq—Dets 26 & 28811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos B &

C)6151st AB Sq—Det 1Hoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 2Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung]1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 46147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1

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Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome6146th Air Base Sq—Det 26151st Air Base Sq—(Less Det &

OL)Kimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg





4th Med Gp67th Maint Sq (67th M&S Gp)67th Tac Recon Wg

Hq & Hq Sq67th Recon Tech Sq67th Tac Recon Gp

Hq12th Tac Recon Sq, Night

Photo15th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J45th Tac Recon Sq

67th Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq67th Comms Sq67th Food Sv Sq (Less OL)67th Air Police Sq67th Instls Sq

67th Med Gp

606th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)(Less Det)

839th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)1503d Air Trans Wg—Det 101993d AACS Sq (1818th AACS Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L








3d Med Gp (Less OL)440th Sig Avn Const Bn—Co B808th Engr Avn Bn6127th Air Terminal Gp—OL6132d AC&W Sq—Det 1Kwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Pusan30th Wea Sq—Det 273903d RBS Gp—Det 22

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Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 1430th Wea Sq—Det 10622d Engr Avn Maint Co809th Engr Avn Bn811th Engr Avn Bn—Co B6151st AB Sq—OLPusan East Air Base12th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)30th Wea Sq—Det 1367th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)452d Bomb Wg, L (USAFR EAD)








452d Med Gp543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep802d Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint Sq6413th Air Base SqPyongtaek Airdrome1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 3030th Wea Sq—Det 20

6147th Tac Con GpHq (Less Det)6147th Air Base Sq6147th Maint & Sup Sq6147th Med Sq6148th Tac Con Sq (Air)6149th Tac Con Sq (Air)6150th Tac Con Sq (Grd)


Plat3903d RBS Gp—Dets 5 & 11Pyongyang EastSee: E PyongyangSachon Airdrome6146th Air Base Sq (Less Det)SeoulSee: Kimpo Air Base30th Wea Sq (Less Dets)1818th AACS Gp (1808th AACS

Wg)Hq


Hq & Hq Sq (Less Dets)1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 311st Rad Sq, Mob—OL1st Shoran Beacon Unit (Less Dets)30th Wea Sq—Det 18440th Sig Avn Const Bn (Less Co B

& OLs)502d Tac Con Gp

Hq605th Tac Con Sq

934th Sig Bn, Sep TAC (Less Det)1134th USAF S/A Sq—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26127th Air Terminal Gp—OL6153d Air Base Sq (Less Flts)6153d Air Base Sq—Flts A & B6154th Air Base Gp

Hq6154th Air Police Sq

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6154th Food Sv Sq6154th Instls Sq6154th Med Sq6154th Mtr Veh Sq6154th Sup Sq

Suwon30th Wea Sq—Det 21Suwon Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 238th Ftr-Bmr Wg





8th Med Gp51st Ftr-Intcp Wg




51st Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq51st Comms Sq51st Air Police Sq51st Food Sv Sq

51st Instls Sq51st Med Gp

440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL802d Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)919th Engr Avn Maint Co (Less



AACS Gp)6132d AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con

Gp)(Less Det)6165th Rad Relay SqTaegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear1st Air Pstl Sq—OL1st Epidemiological Flt1st Rad Sq, Mob—Det 132d Rad Relay Sq3d Air Rsq Sq—OL7th Comms Sq, Comd9th Stat Svs Flt49th Ftr-Bmr Wg





49th Med Gp

125

136th Ftr-Bmr Gp (ANG EAD)(136th Ftr-Bmr Wg)

Hq154th Ftr-Bmr Sq182d Ftr-Bmr Sq

440th Sig Bn Const Bn—OL748th AF Band822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co A)934th Sig Bn, Sep, TAC—Det 13903d RBS Gp—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56405th Korea Air Mat UnitTaegu Air Base #25th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)6152d Air Base SqTaejon Airdrome440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OLYongdong-po3d Air Rsq Sq—Det 110th Ln Sq18th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Yonju607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Det)

JANUARY 1, 1952Chinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Ftr-Bmr Wg




18th Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq18th Comms Sq18th Air Police Sq18th Food Sv Sq

18th Instls Sq30th Wea Sq—Det 16Chinhae Airdrome18th Med Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr Wg)39th Ftr-Intcp Sq (35th Ftr-Intcp Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Chunchon811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLChunchon Airdrome6152d Air Base SqHoengsong30th Wea Sq—Dets 26 & 28811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos B &

C)6151st AB Sq—Det 1Hoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 218th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung]1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 46147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome6146th Air Base Sq—Det 2Kimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg


Hq334th Ftr-Intcp Sq335th Ftr-Intcp Sq336th Ftr-Intcp Sq


126






67th Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq67th Comms Sq67th Food Sv Sq67th Air Police Sq67th Instls Sq

67th Med Gp606th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Dets)606th AC&W Sq—Det 2839th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)1503d Air Trans Wg—Det 101993d AACS Sq (1818th AACS Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L




Intruder

90th Bomb Sq, L, NightIntruder

3d Maint & Sup GpHq3d Maint Sq3d Mtr Veh Sq3d Sup Sq


3d Med Gp (Less OLs)808th Engr Avn Bn6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Pusan30th Wea Sq—Det 27Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 1430th Wea Sq—Det 10622d Engr Avn Maint Co809th Engr Avn Bn811th Engr Avn Bn—Co BPusan East Air Base12th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)30th Wea Sq—Det 1367th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)452d Bomb Wg, L (USAFR EAD)






Hq452d Maint Sq452d Sup Sq

127

452d Mtr Veh Sq452d Air Base Gp

Hq & Hq Sq452d Comms Sq452d Air Police Sq452d Food Sv Sq452d Instls Sq

452d Med Gp543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep802d Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint Sq6413th Air Base SqPyongtaek Airdrome1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 3030th Wea Sq—Det 206147th Tac Con Gp



PlatSachon Airdrome6146th Air Base Sq—Det 1SeoulSee: Kimpo Air Base3d Air Rsq Sq—Det 15th Comms Gp

Hq1st Rad Sq1st Tp & Carr Sq2d Comms Sq, Oprs

30th Wea Sq (Less Dets)1818th AACS Gp (1808th AACS

Wg)Hq


Hq & Hq Sq (Less Dets)1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 271st Air Pstl Sq—Det 311st Rad Sq, Mob—OL1st Shoran Beacon Unit (Less Dets)30th Wea Sq—Det 18440th Sig Avn Const Bn (Less OLs)502d Tac Con Gp

Hq605th Tac Con Sq (Less Det)

605th Tac Con Sq—Det 31134th USAF S/A Sq—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26127th Air Terminal Gp—OL6153d Air Base Sq (Less Flts & Det)6153d Air Base Sq—Flts A & B6154th Air Base Gp

Hq6154th Air Police Sq6154th Food Sv Sq6154th Instls Sq6154th Med Sq6154th Mtr Veh Sq6154th Sup Sq





8th Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq

128

8th Comms Sq8th Air Police Sq8th Food Sv Sq8th Instls Sq





51st Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq51st Air Police Sq51st Comms Sq51st Food Sv Sq51st Instls Sq

51st Med Gp440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL802d Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)919th Engr Avn Maint Co (Less



AACS Gp)6146th Air Base Sq (Less Dets)6153d Air Base Sq—Det 1Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear1st Air Pstl Sq—OL1st Epidemiological Flt1st Rad Sq, Mob—Det 132d Rad Relay Sq3d Air Rsq Sq—OL7th Comms Sq, Oprs

9th Stat Svs Flt49th Ftr-Bmr Wg





49th Med Gp136th Ftr-Bmr Wg (ANG EAD)


Hq111th Ftr-Bmr Sq154th Ftr-Bmr Sq182d Ftr-Bmr Sq


136th Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq136th Air Police Sq136th Comms Sq136th Food Sv Sq136th Instls Sq

136th Med Gp440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)748th AF Band822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co A)3903d RBS Gp—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq-Det 1

129

6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56151st Air Base Sq (6154th AB Gp)

(Less Det)6405th Korean Air Mat UnitTaegu Air Base #25th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)6152d Air Base SqTaejon Airdrome440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OLYongdong-po10th Ln SqYonju607th AC&W Sq(502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Det)

MARCH 1, 1952Chinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Ftr-Bmr Wg





30th Wea Sq—Det 16Chinhae Airdrome18th Med Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr Wg)39th Ftr-Intcp Sq (35th Ftr-Intcp Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Chunchon811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLChunchon Airdrome6152d Air Base Sq (Less OL)

Hoengsong30th Wea Sq—Dets 26 & 28811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos B &

C)6151st AB Sq—Det 1Hoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 218th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 46146th Air Base Sq—Det 2Kimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg







130





(Less Dets)606th AC&W Sq—Det 2839th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)1993d AACS Sq (1818th AACS Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKorea (unspecified location)15th Rad Sq, Mob—Det 1Kuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L







3d Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq3d Comms Sq3d Air Police Sq

3d Food Sv Sq3d Instls Sq

3d Med Gp808th Engr Avn Bn6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Pusan30th Wea Sq—Det 27Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 14622d Engr Avn Maint Co809th Engr Avn Bn811th Engr Avn Bn—Co B1903d Engr Avn BnPusan East Air Base12th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)30th Wea Sq—Det 1367th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)452d Bomb Wg, L (USAFR EAD)








452d Med Gp543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep547th Ammo Sup Sq, Dep802d Engr Avn Bn—OL

131

822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint SqPyongtaek Airdrome1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 3030th Wea Sq—Det 206147th Tac Con Gp



PlatSachon Airdrome6146th Air Base Sq—-Det 1SeoulSee: Kimpo Air Base1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Dets 7 & 83d Air Rsq Sq—Det 15th Comms Gp


30th Wea Sq (Less Dets)1818th AACS Gp (1808th AACS

Wg)Hq


Hq & Hq Sq (Less Dets)1st Air Pstl Sq—Dets 27 & 311st Rad Sq, Mob—OL1st Shoran Beacon Sq (Less Dets)30th Wea Sq—Det 18440th Sig Avn Const Bn (Less OL)502d Tac Con Gp


605th Tac Con Sq—Det 31134th USAF S/A Sq—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26153d Air Base Sq (Less Flts & Det)6153d Air Base Sq—Flts A & B6154th Air Base Gp










132


51st Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq51st Air Police Sq51st Comms Sq51st Food Sv Sq51st Instls Sq (Less OL)

51st Med Gp802d Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)919th Engr Avn Maint Co (Less



AACS Gp)6146th Air Base Sq (Less Dets)6153d Air Base Sq—Det 1Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear1st Air Pstl Sq—OL1st Epidemiological Flt2d Rad Relay Sq3d Air Rsq Sq—OL7th Comms Sq, Oprs9th Stat Svs Flt49th Ftr-Bmr Wg










136th Med Gp440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)748th AF Band822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co A)6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56151st Air Base Sq (6154th AB Gp)

(Less Det)6405th Korea Air Mat UnitTaegu Air Base #25th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)6152d Air Base SqYongdong-po10th Ln SqYonju607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Det)

133

APRIL 1, 1952Chinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Ftr-Bmr Wg





30th Wea Sq—Det 16Chinhae Airdrome18th Med Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr Wg)39th Ftr-Intcp Sq (35th Ftr-Intcp Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Chunchon811th Engr Avn Bn—Co CChunchon Airdrome6152d Air Base SqHoengsong30th Wea Sq—Dets 26 & 28811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos B & C

& OLs)6151st AB Sq—Det 1Hoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 218th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 46146th Air Base Sq—Det 2

Kimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg











(Less Dets)606th AC&W Sq—Det 2839th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)

134

1993d AACS Sq (1818th AACS Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKorea (unspecified location)15th Rad Sq, Mob—Det 1Kuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L








3d Med Gp808th Engr Avn Bn6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Pusan 30th Wea Sq—Det 27Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 14622d Engr Avn Maint Co809th Engr Avn Bn811th Engr Avn Bn—Co B1903d Engr Avn Bn

Pusan East Air Base12th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)30th Wea Sq—Det 1367th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)452d Bomb Wg, L (USAFR EAD)








452d Med Gp543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep547th Ammo Sup Sq, Dep802d Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint SqPyongtaek Airdrome1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 3030th Wea Sq—Det 206147th Tac Con Gp

Hq (Less Det)6147th Air Base Sq6147th Maint & Sup Sq6147th Med Sq6148th Tac Con Sq (Air)6149th Tac Con Sq (Air)

135

6150th Tac Con Sq (Grd)Pyongyang919th Engr Avn Maint Co—Contact

PlatSeoulSee: Kimpo Air Base1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Dets 7 & 83d Air Rsq Sq—Det 15th Comms Gp


30th Wea Sq (Less Dets)811th Engr Avn Bn—OL1818th AACS Gp (1808th AACS

Wg)Hq


Hq (Less Dets)1st Air Pstl Sq—Dets 27 & 311st Rad Sq, Mob—OL1st Shoran Beacon Sq (Less Dets)30th Wea Sq-Det 18440th Sig Avn Const Bn (Less OL)502d Tac Con Gp


605th Tac Con Sq—Det 31134th USAF S/A Sq—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26153d Air Base Sq (Less Flts & Det)6153d Air Base Sq—Flts A & B6154th Air Base Gp


Suwon30th Wea Sq—Det 21

Suwon Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 238th Ftr-Bmr Wg










51st Med Gp802d Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)919th Engr Avn Maint Co (Less


Hq & Hq & Sv Co6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 9

136

Taegu30th Wea Sq—Dets 11 & 121973d AACS Sq (Mob) (1818th

AACS Gp)6146th Air Base Sq (Less Det)6153d Air Base Sq—Det 1Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear1st Air Pstl Sq—OL1st Epidemiological Flt2d Rad Relay Sq3d Air Rsq Sq—OL7th Comms Sq, Oprs9th Stat Svs Flt49th Ftr-Bmr Wg








136th Maint & Sup GpHq136th Maint Sq136th Mtr Veh Sq

136th Sup Sq136th Air Base Gp

Hq & Hq Sq136th Air Police Sq136th Comms Sq136th Food Sv Sq136th Instls Sq

136th Med Gp440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)748th AF Band811th Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co A)3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–84-66004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56151st Air Base Sq (6154th AB Gp)

(Less Det)6405th Spt Wg

HqTaegu Air Base #25th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)6152d Air Base SqYongdong-po10th Ln Sq811th Engr Avn Bn—OLYonju607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Det)

MAY 1, 1952Chinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Ftr-Bmr Wg




18th Air Base GpHq & Hq Sq

137


30th Wea Sq—Det 16Chinhae Airdrome18th Med Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr Wg)39th Ftr-Intcp Sq (35th Ftr-Intcp Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Chunchon1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 3030th Wea Sq—Det 29809th Engr Avn Bn—Cos B & C811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C6147th Tac Con Gp


Hoengsong30th Wea Sq—Dets 26 & 28811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos B, C,

Det 1 of Co A & OLs)6151st AB Sq—Det 1Hoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 218th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 4811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co A811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co B6146th Air Base Sq—Det 26152d Air Base SqKimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23

Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg





4th Med Gp67th Tac Recon Wg







(Less Dets)

138

606th AC&W Sq—Det 21993d AACS Sq (1818th AACS Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKorea (unspecified location)15th Rad Sq, Mob—Det 1Kuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L








3d Med Gp808th Engr Avn Bn6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Osan-ni839th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)Pohang Airdrome1903d Engr Avn Bn—Co CPusan30th Wea Sq—Det 27

Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 14622d Engr Avn Maint Co809th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos B &

C)811th Engr Avn Bn—Co B (Less Det

1)1903d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co C)Pusan East Air Base12th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)30th Wea Sq—Det 1367th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)452d Bomb Wg, L (USAFR EAD)








452d Med Gp543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep547th Ammo Sup Sq, Dep802d Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint SqPyongtaek Airdrome30th Wea Sq—Det 20

139


PlatSeoulSee: Kimpo Air Base1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Dets 7 & 83d Air Rsq Sq—Det 15th Comms Gp


30th Wea Sq (Less Dets)811th Engr Avn Bn—OL1818th AACS Gp (1808th AACS

Wg)Hq

Seoul Air BaseFifth Air Force

Hq (Less Dets)1st Air Pstl Sq—Dets 27 & 311st Rad Sq, Mob—OL1st Shoran Beacon Sq (Less Dets)10th Ln Sq30th Wea Sq—Det 18440th Sig Avn Const Bn (Less OL)502d Tac Con Gp


605th Tac Con Sq—Det 31134th USAF S/A Sq—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26154th Air Base Gp


6167th Air Base GpHq (Less Flts & Det)

6167th Air Base Gp—Flts A & B











51st Med Gp319th Ftr-Intcp Sq802d Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)919th Engr Avn Maint Co (Less

140



AACS Gp)6146th Air Base Sq (Less Det)6153d Air Base Gp—Det 1Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear1st Air Pstl Sq—OL2d Mat Recovery Sq2d Rad Relay Sq3d Air Rsq Sq—OL7th Comms Sq, Oprs9th Stat Svs Flt49th Ftr-Bmr Wg










136th Med Gp440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)748th AF Band811th Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co A)3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–84-66004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56149th Hosp Gp6151st Air Base Sq (6154th AB Gp)


HqTaegu Air Base #25th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)6152d Air Base SqUijongbu607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Det)Yongdong-po1st Epidemiological Flt811th Engr Avn Bn—OL6167th Base Sv Sq (6167th AB Gp)6167th Maint & Sup Sq (6167th AB

Gp)6167th Oprs Sq (6167th AB Gp)

JULY 1, 1952Chinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Ftr-Bmr Wg

141

Hq (Less Det)18th Ftr-Bmr Gp



18th Air Base GpHq18th Comms Sq18th Air Police Sq18th Food Sv Sq18th Instls Sq

30th Wea Sq—Det 16Chinhae Airdrome18th Med Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr Wg)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Chunchon1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 3030th Wea Sq—Det 29809th Engr Avn Bn—Cos B & C6147th Tac Con Gp



Det 1 of Co A & OLs) 6151st AB Sq—Det 1Hoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 218th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1934th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq Co840th Engr Avn Bn

Kangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1

Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 4811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co A811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co B6146th Air Base Sq—Det 26152d Air Base SqKimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg






Hq67th Recon Tech Sq67th Tac Recon Gp




142


Hq67th Comms Sq67th Food Sv Sq67th Air Police Sq67th Instls Sq


(Less Dets)606th AC&W Sq—Det 2839th Engr Avn Bn—OL1993d AACS Sq (1818th AACS Gp)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKorea (unspecified location)15 Rad Sq, Mob—Det 151Kuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L

Hq3d Bomb Gp, L






3d Air Base GpHq3d Comms Sq3d Air Police Sq3d Food Sv Sq3d Instls Sq

3d Med Gp808th Engr Avn Bn

6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Osan-ni839th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)841st Engr Avn BnPohang Airdrome1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)—Co

CPusan30th Wea Sq—Det 27Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 14366th Engr Avn Bn622d Engr Avn Maint Co809th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos B &


1)1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)

(Less Co C & OL)Pusan East Air Base12th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)17th Bomb Wg, L

Hq17th Bomb Gp, L




Intruder17th Maint & Sup Gp


17th Air Base GpHq17th Air Police Sq17th Comms Sq17th Food Sv Sq

143

17th Instls Sq17 Med Gp

30th Wea Sq—Det 1367th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep547th Ammo Sup Sq, Dep802d Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint SqPusan West Airdrome1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)—

OLPyongtaek Airdrome30th Wea Sq—Det 20Pyongyang919th Engr Avn Maint Co—Contact

PlatSeoulSee: Kimpo Air BaseFifth Air Force

Hq (Less Dets)1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 311st Shoran Beacon Sq (Less Dets)1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Dets 7 & 83d Air Rsq Sq—Det 15th Comms Gp

Hq1st Rad Sq1st Tp & Carr Sq2d Comms Sq, Oprs2d Rad Relay Sq

30th Wea Sq (Less Dets)440th Sig Avn Const Bn (Less OL)502d Tac Con Gp


811th Engr Avn Bn—OL1818th AACS Gp (1808th AACS

Wg)Hq

6154th Air Base Gp


Seoul Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 271st Epidemiological Flt1st Rad Sq, Mob—OL10th Ln Sq30th Wea Sq—Det 18605th Tac Con Sq—Det 3811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26167th Air Base Gp

Hq (Less Flts & Det)6167th Base Sv Sq6167th Maint & Sup Sq6167th Oprs Sq

6167th Air Base Gp—Flts A & BSeoul Airdrome748th AF BandSuwon30th Wea Sq—Det 21Suwon Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 238th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq8th Ftr-Bmr Gp



8th Air Base GpHq8th Comms Sq8th Air Police Sq

144

8th Food Sv Sq8th Instls Sq

8th Med Gp39th Ftr-Intcp Sq (35th Ftr-Intcp Gp)51st Ftr-Intcp Wg

Hq51st Ftr-Intcp Gp



51st Air Base GpHq51st Air Police Sq51st Comms Sq51st Food Sv Sq51st Instls Sq




AACS Gp)6146th Air Base Sq (Less Det)6153d Air Base Gp-Det 13

Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear1st Air Pstl Sq—OL2d Mat Recovery Sq (6400th Sup

Gp)3d Air Rsq Sq—OL7th Comms Sq, Oprs9th Stat Svs Flt49th Ftr-Bmr Wg






Hq136th Ftr-Bmr Gp



136th Air Base GpHq136th Air Police Sq136th Comms Sq136th Food Sv Sq136th Instls Sq

136th Med Gp417th Engr Avn Brig

Hq & Hq Co420th Engr Avn Topo Det440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)811th Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co A)6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 1

145

6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56149th Hosp Gp

Hq6151st Air Base Sq (6154th AB Gp)


HqTaegu Air Base #25th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)6152d Air Base SqUijongbu607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Det)Yongdong-po811th Engr Avn Bn—OL

SEPTEMBER 1, 1952Chinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Ftr-Bmr Wg








Det 1 of Co A & OLs)6151st AB Sq—Det 1Hoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 218th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1934th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq Co840th Engr Avn BnKangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 4811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co A811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co B6146th Air Base Sq—Det 26152d Air Base SqKimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg

Hq (Less Det)4th Ftr-Intcp Gp



146


Hq (Less Det)4th Comms Sq4th Air Police Sq4th Food Sv Sq4th Instls Sq


Hq (Less OL)67th Recon Tech Sq67th Tac Recon Gp




67th Air Base GpHq67th Comms Sq67th Food Sv Sq67th Air Police Sq67th Instls Sq

67th Med Gp 606th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Dets)606th AC&W Sq—Det 2839th Engr Avn Bn—OL1993d AACS Mob Comms Sq

(1818th AACS Mob CommsGp)

6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKorea (unspecified location)15th Rad Sq, Mob—Det 1511038th USAF Aud Gen Sq—OLKuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 2

Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L

Hq3d Bomb Gp, L







3d Med Gp808th Engr Avn Bn6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKunsan Airdrome474th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq474th Ftr-Bmr Gp

HqKwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3

Osan-ni839th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)840th Engr Avn Bn—OL841st Engr Avn BnPohang Airdrome1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)—Co

CPusan30th Wea Sq—Det 27

147

Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 14366th Engr Avn Bn622d Engr Avn Maint Co809th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos B &


1)1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)

(Less Co C & OLs)Pusan East Air Base12th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)17th Air Base Gp (17th Bomb Wg)

Hq17th Comms Sq17th Air Police Sq17th Food Sv Sq17th Instls Sq

17th Bomb Gp, L (17th Bomb Wg)Hq34th Bomb Sq, L, Night Intruder37th Bomb Sq, L, Night Intruder95th Bomb Sq, L, Night Intruder

17th Med Gp (17th Bomb Wg)17th Mtr Veh Sq (17th M&S Gp)17th Sup Sq (17th M&S Gp)30th Wea Sq—Det 1367th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep547th Ammo Sup Sq, Dep802d Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)—

OL6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint SqPusan West Airdrome1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)—

OLPyongtaek Airdrome30th Wea Sq—Det 20


PlatSachon30th Wea Sq—Det 30SeoulSee: Kimpo Air BaseFifth Air Force





811th Engr Avn Bn—OL1818th AACS Mob Comms Gp

(1808th AACS Wg)Hq

6154th Air Base GpHq6154th Air Police Sq6154th Food Sv Sq6154th Instls Sq6154th Med Sq6154th Mtr Veh Sq6154th Sup Sq

Seoul Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 271st Epidemiological Flt10th Ln Sq30th Wea Sq—Det 18605th Tac Con Sq—Det 3748th AF Band811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C

148

6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26167th Air Base Gp


6167th Air Base Gp—Flts A & BSuwon30th Wea Sq—Det 21Suwon Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 238th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq8th Ftr-Bmr Gp





Hq51st Ftr-Intcp Gp



51st Air Base GpHq

51st Air Police Sq51st Comms Sq51st Food Sv Sq51st Instls Sq



Hq & Hq & Sv Co6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 9Taegu1st Air Pstl Sq—OL30th Wea Sq—Dets 11 & 121973d AACS Mob Comms Sq


6146th Air Base Sq (Less Det)6153d Air Base Gp—Det 1Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear1st Air Pstl Sq—OL3d Air Rsq Sq—OL7th Comms Sq, Oprs9th Stat Svs Flt49th Ftr-Bmr Wg


Hq7th Ftr-Bmr Sq8th Ftr-Bmr Sq (Less OL)9th Ftr-Bmr Sq



149

49th Med Gp58th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq58th Ftr-Bmr Gp




58th Med Gp67th Tac Recon Wg—OL417th Engr Avn Brig

Hq & Hq Co420th Engr Avn Topo Det440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)811th Engr Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co A)840th Engr Avn Bn—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56151st Air Base Sq (6154th AB Gp)

(Less Det)6405th Air Spt Wg

Hq2d Mat Recovery Sq

Taegu Air Base #25th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)6152d Air Base SqUijongbu607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Det)Yongdong-po811th Engr Avn Bn—OL

NOVEMBER 1, 1952Anyang809th Engr Avn Bn—Co AChinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Ftr-Bmr Wg







Goryudo931st Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv CoHoengsong30th Wea Sq—Dets 26 & 28811th Engr Avn Bn—Co A (Less Det

1)

150

6151st AB Sq—Det 1Hoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 218th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1934th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq Co840th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)Kangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 4811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co A811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co B6146th Air Advisory Gp—Det 26152d Air Base SqKimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg




4th Air Base GpHq (Less Det)4th Comms Sq4th Air Police Sq4th Food Sv Sq4th Instls Sq


Hq67th Recon Tech Sq

67th Tac Recon GpHq12th Tac Recon Sq, Night







3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–86-116127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKorea (unspecified location)15th Rad Sq, Mob—Det 1511038th USAF Aud Gen Sq—OLKuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Unit—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L

Hq3d Bomb Gp, L



Intruder

151

90th Bomb Sq, L, NightIntruder

3d Maint & Sup GpHq3d Maint Sq3d Mtr Veh Sq3d Sup Sq


3d Med Gp808th Engr Avn Bn809th Engr Avn Bn—OL6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKunsan Airdrome474th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq474th Ftr-Bmr Gp


Kwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Osan-ni839th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)840th Engr Avn Bn—OL841st Engr Avn BnPusan30th Wea Sq—Det 271873d AACS Mob Comms Sq

(M&S) (1818th AACS MobComms Gp)

6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLPusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 14366th Engr Avn Bn622d Engr Avn Maint Co809th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos &

OL)

811th Engr Avn Bn—Co B (Less Det1)

1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)(Less Co & OLs)

Pusan East Air Base12th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)17th Bomb Wg, L


Hq17th Mtr Veh Sq17th Sup Sq


17th Med Gp67th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep547th Ammo Sup Sq, Dep822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)—

OL6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint SqPusan West Airdrome17th Bomb Gp, L (17th Bomb Wg)

Hq34th Bomb Sq, L, Night Intruder37th Bomb Sq, L, Night Intruder95th Bomb Sq, L, Night Intruder

30th Wea Sq—Det 311903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)—

OLPyongtaek Airdrome30th Wea Sq—Det 201903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)—Co

CSachon30th Wea Sq—Det 30

152

SeoulSee: Kimpo Air baseFifth Air Force





811th Engr Avn Bn—OL1818th AACS Mob Comms Gp

(1808th AACS Wg)Hq


Seoul Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 271st Epidemiological Flt10th Ln Sq30th Wea Sq—Det 18605th Tac Con Sq—Det 3748th AF Band809th Engr Avn Bn—OL811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C1134th USAF S/A Sq—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26167th Air Base Gp

Hq (Less Flts & Det)

6167th Base Sv Sq6167th Maint & Sup Sq6167th Oprs Sq

6167th Air Base Gp—Flts A & BSuwon30th Wea Sq—Det 21Suwon Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 238th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq8th Ftr-Bmr Gp





Hq51st Ftr-Intcp Gp



51st Med Gp51st Mtr Veh Sq (51st M&S Gp)319th Ftr-Intcp Sq802d Engr Avn Bn

153

919th Engr Avn Maint Co6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 9Taegu1st Air Pstl Sq—OL30th Wea Sq-Dets 11 & 121973d AACS Mob Comms Sq


6146th Air Advisory Gp (ROK AF)Hq (Less Det)

6153d Air Base Gp—Det 1Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear1st Air Pstl Sq—OL7th Comms Sq, Oprs9th Stat Svs Flt49th Ftr-Bmr Wg


Hq7th Ftr-Bmr Sq8th Ftr-Bmr Sq (Less OL)9th Ftr-Bmr Sq




Hq58th Ftr-Bmr Gp


58th Maint & Sup GpHq

58th Maint Sq58th Mtr Veh Sq58th Sup Sq



Hq & Hq Co420th Engr Avn Topo Det440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co)3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–84-116004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56151st Air Base Sq (6154th AB Gp)

(Less Det)6405th Air Spt Wg

Hq2d Mat Recovery Sq

Taegu Air Base #25th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq & Sv Co (Less Dets)6152d Air Base SqUijongbu607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Det)Ulsan7th Mtr Trans SqYongdong-po811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos)

JANUARY 1, 1953Anyang809th Engr Avn Bn—Co AChinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Ftr-Bmr Wg

154








Hq & Hq CoHoengsong30th Wea Sq—Dets 26 & 28811th Engr Avn Bn—Co A (Less Det

1)6151st AB Sq—Det 1Hoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 218th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Hwangbong-san1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 4

Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1840th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)Kangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co A811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co B6146th Air Advisory Gp—Det 26152d Air Base SqKaya-san1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 9Kimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg








Photo15th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J

155

45th Tac Recon Sq67th Maint & Sup Gp




(Less Dets)606th AC&W Sq—Det 21993d AACS Mob Comms Sq


3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–86-116127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKorea (unspecified location)15th Rad Sq, Mob—Det 151Kuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L

Hq3d Bomb Gp, L






3d Air Base Gp

Hq3d Comms Sq3d Air Police Sq3d Food Sv Sq3d Instls Sq

3d Med Gp808th Engr Avn Bn6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKunsan Airdrome474th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq474th Ftr-Bmr Gp


Kwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Osan-ni839th Engr Avn Bn840th Engr Avn Bn—OL841st Engr Avn Bn934th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq CoPaengnyong-do1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 3Pusan30th Wea Sq—Det 27622d Engr Avn Maint Co—OL1873d AACS Mob Comms Sq


Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 14809th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos &

OL)811th Engr Avn Bn—Co B (Less Det

1)Pusan East Air Base12th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)17th Bomb Wg, L


156



17th Med Gp67th Ftr-Bmr Sq (18th Ftr-Bmr Gp)543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint SqPusan West Airdrome17th Bomb Gp, L (17th Bomb Wg)


30th Wea Sq—Det 31366th Engr Avn BnPyongtaek Airdrome30th Wea Sq—Det 201903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)Sachon30th Wea Sq—Det 30SeoulSee: Kimpo Air BaseFifth Air Force

Hq (Less Dets)1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 311st Shoran Beacon Sq (Less Dets)5th Comms Gp



Hq

605th Tac Con Sq (Less Det)811th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)1818th AACS Mob Comms Gp

(1808th AACS Wg)Hq


Seoul Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 275th Epidemiological Flt10th Ln Sq30th Wea Sq—Det 18605th Tac Con Sq—Det 3748th AF Band811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C1134th USAF S/A Sq—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26167th Air Base Gp


6167th Air Base Gp—Flts A & B6461st Trp Carr Sq, M—Det 1Suwon Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 238th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq8th Ftr-Bmr Gp


8th Maint & Sup GpHq8th Maint Sq 8th Mtr Veh Sq8th Sup Sq

157


8th Med Gp30th Wea Sq—Det 2139th Ftr-Intcp Sq (35th Ftr-Intcp Gp)51st Ftr-Intcp Wg

Hq51st Ftr-Intcp Gp



51st Med Gp51st Mtr Veh Sq (51st M&S Gp)319th Ftr-Intcp Sq622d Engr Avn Maint Co (Less OL)802d Engr Avn Bn919th Engr Avn Maint Co6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 9Taegu1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 230th Wea Sq—Dets 11 & 121038th USAF Aud Gen Sq—OL1973d AACS Mob Comms Sq



6153d Air Base Gp—Det 1Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear7th Comms Sq, Oprs9th Stat Svs Flt49th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq (Less Det)

49th Ftr-Bmr GpHq7th Ftr-Bmr Sq8th Ftr-Bmr Sq (Less OL)




Hq58th Ftr-Bmr Gp





Hq & Hq Co440th Sig Avn Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co)3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–84-116004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56151st Air Base Sq (Less Det)6405th Air Spt Wg

Hq

158

2d Mat Recovery SqTaegu Air Base #25th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)420th Engr Avn Topo Det930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq Co (Less Dets)6152d Air Base SqTokchok-to1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 1Uijongbu607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Det)Ulsan7th Mtr Trans Sq547th Ammo Sup Sq, DepYongdong-po608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)809th Engr Avn Bn—OL811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos)

MARCH 1, 1953Anyang809th Engr Avn Bn—Co AChinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Maint & Sup Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr

Wg)Hq

30th Wea Sq—Det 16Chinhae Airdrome75th A/D Wg

Hq7th Stat Svs Flt75th Trans Gp, Dep

Hq75th Mtr Veh Sq, Dep

75th Sup Gp, DepHq75th Recg, Shipping & Svs Sq,

Dep75th Stock Con Sq, Dep75th Whs Sq, Dep

75th Air Base Gp, Dep

Hq75th Air Police Sq, Dep75th Food Sv Sq, Dep75th Instls Sq, Dep75th Oprs Sq, Dep

75th Med Gp6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Chunchon1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 3030th Wea Sq—Det 29809th Engr Avn Bn—Cos B & C6147th Tac Con Gp



Hq & Hq CoHoengsong30th Wea Sq—Det 26811th Engr Avn Bn—Co A (Less Det

1)6151st AB Sq—Det 16155th Air Base SqHoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 218th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Hwangbong-san1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 4Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co A811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co B6146th Air Advisory Gp—Det 26152d Air Base Sq

159

Kaya-san1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 9Kimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg








Photo15th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J45th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J


67th Air Base GpHq67th Comms Sq67th Food Sv Sq67th Air Police Sq

67th Instls Sq67th Med Gp

606th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)(Less Dets)

606th AC&W Sq—Det 2811th Engr Avn Bn—OL1993d AACS Mob Comms Sq


6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKorea (unspecified location)15th Rad Sq, Mob—Det 151Kuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L

Hq3d Bomb Gp, L

Hq8th Bomb Sq, L. Night






3d Med Gp808th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKunsan Airdrome474th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq

160

474th Ftr-Bmr GpHq428th Ftr-Bmr Sq429th Ftr-Bmr Sq430th Ftr-Bmr Sq

Kwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Osan-ni1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 3318th Ftr-Bmr Wg




18th Med Gp18th Maint Sq (18th M&S Gp)18th Mtr Veh Sq (18th M&S Gp)18th Sup Sq (18th M&S Gp)30th Wea Sq—Det 32839th Engr Avn Bn840th Engr Avn Bn841st Engr Avn Bn934th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq Co3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–86-11Paengnyong-do1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 3Pusan30th Wea Sq—Det 271873d AACS Mob Comms Sq


Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 14811th Engr Avn Bn—Co B

(Less Det 1)

Pusan East Air Base17th Bomb Wg, L




17th Med Gp30th Wea Sq—Det 13543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint SqPusan West Airdrome17th Bomb Gp, L (17th Bomb Wg)


30th Wea Sq—Det 31366th Engr Avn BnPyongtaek Airdrome30th Wea Sq—Det 20808th Engr Avn Bn—OL809th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos &

OL)822d Engr Avn Bn—OL1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)Sachon30th Wea Sq—Det 30SeoulSee: Kimpo Air BaseFifth Air Force


Hq

161

1st Rad Sq1st Tp & Carr Sq2d Comms Sq, Oprs2d Rad Relay Sq



748th AF Band811th Engr Avn Bn—OL1818th AACS Mob Comms Gp

(1808th AACS Wg)Hq


Seoul Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 275th Epidemiological Flt10th Ln Sq30th Wea Sq—Det 18605th Tac Con Sq—Det 3608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C1134th USAF S/A Sq—OL2157th Air Rsq Sq (3d Air Rsq Gp)6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26167th Air Base Gp


6167th Air Base Gp—Flts A & B6461st Trp Carr Sq, M (Less Det)Suwon Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 238th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq

8th Ftr-Bmr GpHq (Less OL)35th Ftr-Bmr Sq36th Ftr-Bmr Sq80th Ftr-Bmr Sq




Hq51st Ftr-Intcp Gp



51st Med Gp51st Mtr Veh Sq (51st M&S Gp)319th Ftr-Intcp Sq622d Engr Avn Maint Co802d Engr Avn Bn919th Engr Avn Maint Co6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 9Taegu1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 27th Comms Sq, Oprs (5th Comms

Gp)30th Wea Sq—Dets 11 & 12417th Engr Avn Brig

162

Hq & Hq Co1038th USAF Aud Gen Sq—OL1973d AACS Mob Comms Sq


3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–86-96146th Air Advisory Gp (ROK AF)

Hq (Less Det)6151st Air Base Sq (Less Det)6153d Air Base Gp—Det 1Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear2d Mat Recovery Sq49th Ftr-Bmr Wg






Hq58th Ftr-Bmr Gp



58th Air Base Gp

Hq58th Comms Sq58th Air Police Sq58th Food Sv Sq58th Instls Sq

58th Med Gp440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co & OL)3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–84-116004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 5Taegu Air Base #2420th Engr Avn Topo Det930th Engr Avn Gp


(Less Det)Ulsan7th Mtr Trans Sq547th Ammo Sup Sq, DepYongdong-po5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)809th Engr Avn Bn—OL811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos & OL)

MAY 1, 1953Anyang440th Sig Avn Const Bn (Less OL)809th Engr Avn Bn—Co AChinhae1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 418th Maint & Sup Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr

Wg)Hq

30th Wea Sq—Det 16Chinhae Airdrome2d Mat Recovery Sq75th A/D Wg

Hq

163

7th Stat Svs Flt75th Trans Gp, Dep




75th Air Base Gp, DepHq75th Air Police Sq, Dep75th Food Sv Sq, Dep75th Instls Sq, Dep75th Oprs Sq, Dep

75th Med Gp6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Chonjin Airdrome6590th S/A Sq—OLChunchon1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 3030th Wea Sq—Det 29809th Engr Avn Bn—Cos B & C1993d AACS Mob Comms Sq—OL6147th Tac Con Gp




1)1993d AACS Mob Comms Sq—OL6151st AB Sq—Det 16155th Air Base Sq

Hoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 218th Ftr-Bmr Wg—Det 1Hwangbyong-san1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 4Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co A811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co B1993d AACS Mob Comms Sq—OL6146th Air Advisory Gp—Det 2Kimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 284th Ftr-Intcp Wg







Hq

164

12th Tac Recon Sq, NightPhoto

15th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J45th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J





(1818th AACS Mob CommsGp) (Less OLs)

6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKorea (unspecified location)15th Rad Sq, Mob—Det 151Kuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 2Kunsan1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 293d Bomb Wg, L

Hq3d Bomb Gp, L





Hq3d Maint Sq

3d Mtr Veh Sq3d Sup Sq


3d Med Gp808th Engr Avn Bn (Less OL)Kunsan Airdrome49th Ftr-Bmr Wg



6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Osan-ni1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 3318th Ftr-Bmr Wg




18th Med Gp18th Maint Sq (18th M&S Gp)18th Mtr Veh Sq (18th M&S Gp)18th Sup Sq (18th M&S Gp)30th Wea Sq—Det 32839th Engr Avn Bn841st Engr Avn Bn934th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq Co1993d AACS Mob Comms Sq—OL

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Paengnyong-do1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 31993d AACS Mob Comms Sq—OLPusan30th Wea Sq—Det 271873d AACS Mob Comms Sq


Pusan Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 14811th Engr Avn Bn—Co B (Less Det

1)Pusan East Air Base17th Bomb Wg, L




17th Med Gp30th Wea Sq—Det 13543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint SqPusan West Airdrome17th Bomb Gp, L (17th Bomb Wg)


30th Wea Sq—Det 31366th Engr Avn Bn6152d Air Base SqPyongtaek Airdrome30th Wea Sq—Det 20808th Engr Avn Bn—OL

809th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos &OL)

1903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)Sachon30th Wea Sq—Det 30SeoulSee: Kimpo Air BaseFifth Air Force



30th Wea Sq (Less Dets)502d Tac Con Gp


748th AF Band811th Engr Avn Bn—OL840th Engr Avn Bn2157th Air Rsq Sq (3d Air Rsq Gp)6154th Air Base Gp


Seoul Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 273d Air Rsq Gp—OL5th Epidemiological Flt10th Ln Sq30th Wea Sq—Det 18605th Tac Con Sq—Det 3608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C1038th USAF Aud Gen Sq—OL1134th USAF S/A Sq—OL

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1993d AACS Mob Comms Sq—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26167th Air Base Gp


6167th Air Base Gp—Flts A & B6461st Trp Carr Sq, M (Less Det)Song Gumi-ri1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 9Suwon1993d AACS Mob Comms Sq—OLSuwon Air Base1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 238th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq (Less OL)8th Ftr-Bmr Gp





Hq51st Ftr-Intcp Gp


51st Air Base GpHq

51st Air Police Sq51st Comms Sq51st Food Sv Sq51st Instls Sq

51st Med Gp51st Mtr Veh Sq (51st M&S Gp)319th Ftr-Intcp Sq622d Engr Avn Maint Co802d Engr Avn Bn919th Engr Avn Maint Co6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 9Taegu1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 27th Comms Sq, Oprs (5th Comms

Gp)30th Wea Sq—Dets 11 & 12417th Engr Avn Brig



3497th Mob Tng Sq—Det F–86-96146th Air Advisory Gp (ROK AF)

Hq (Less Det)6151st Air Base Sq (Less Det)6153d Air Base Gp—Det 1Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear58th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq58th Ftr-Bmr Gp



58th Med Gp58th Mtr Veh Sq (58th M&S Gp)

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440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL474th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq474th Ftr-Bmr Gp




474th Med Gp733d Engr Avn Sup Pt Co822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co)1818th AACS Mob Comms Gp

(1808th AACS Wg)Hq

6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56156th Air Base Sq6157th Air Base SqTaegu Air Base #2420th Engr Avn Topo Det930th Engr Avn Gp


(Less Det)Ulsan7th Mtr Trans Sq547th Ammo Sup Sq, Dep

Yongdong-po5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)809th Engr Avn Bn—OL811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos & OL)

JULY 1, 1953Anyang440th Sig Avn Const Bn (Less OL)809th Engr Avn Bn—Co AChinhae18th Maint & Sup Gp (18th Ftr-Bmr

Wg)Hq

30th Wea Sq—Det 16Chinhae Airdrome2d Mat Recovery Sq6th Mat Recovery Sq10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt L75th A/D Wg

Hq75th Trans Gp, Dep




75th Air Base Gp, DepHq75th Air Police Sq, Dep75th Food Sv Sq, Dep75th Instls Sq, Dep75th Oprs Sq, Dep

75th Med Gp, Dep6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 8Chunchon10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt A30th Wea Sq—Det 29809th Engr Avn Bn—Cos B & C942d Fwd Air Con Sq6147th Tac Con Gp

Hq (Less Det)

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6147th Air Base Sq6147th Maint & Sup Sq6147th Med Sq6148th Tac Con Sq (Air)6149th Tac Con Sq (Air)



1)6151st AB Sq—Det 16155th Air Base SqHoengsong Airdrome5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn—Det 2Hwangbyong-san1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 4Inchon606th AC&W Sq—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung]6147th Tac Con Gp—Det 1Kangnumg [Kangnung] Airdrome811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co A811th Engr Avn Bn—Det 1, Co B6146th Air Advisory Gp—Det 2Kimpo30th Wea Sq—Det 23Kimpo Air Base10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt B4th Ftr-Intcp Wg






Hq (Less OL)67th Recon Tech Sq67th Tac Recon Gp


Photo15th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J45th Tac Recon Sq, Photo-J




(Less Dets)606th AC&W Sq—Det 2809th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos)811th Engr Avn Bn—OL1993d AACS Mob Comms Sq


6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 146166th Air Wea Recon FltKorea (unspecified location)15th Rad Sq, Mob—Det 151Kuksa-bong1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 2Kunsan3d Bomb Wg, L

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Hq3d Bomb Gp, L







3d Med Gp808th Engr Avn BnKunsan Airdrome10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt G49th Ftr-Bmr Wg



841st Engr Avn Bn—Co B6127th Air Terminal Gp—OLKwangung Airdrome607th AC&W Sq—Det 3Osan-ni10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt F18th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq18th Ftr-Bmr Gp


18th Air Base GpHq


18th Med Gp18th Maint Sq (18th M&S Gp)18th Mtr Veh Sq (18th M&S Gp)18th Sup Sq (18th M&S Gp)30th Wea Sq—Det 32839th Engr Avn Bn841st Engr Avn Bn (Less Co)934th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq CoPaengnyong-do1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 3Pusan30th Wea Sq—Det 271873d AACS Mob Comms Sq


Pusan Air Base811th Engr Avn Bn—Co B (Less Det

1)Pusan East Air Base10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt K17th Bomb Wg, L




17th Med Gp30th Wea Sq—Det 13543d Ammo Sup Sq, Dep822d Engr Avn Bn—Co A6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 46401st Fld Maint Sq

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Pusan West Airdrome17th Bomb Gp, L (17th Bomb Wg)


30th Wea Sq—Det 31366th Engr Avn Bn6152d Air Base SqPyongtaek Airdrome1st Shoran Beacon Sq (Less Dets)30th Wea Sq—Det 201903d Engr Avn Bn (NG EAD)Sachon30th Wea Sq—Det 30SeoulSee: Kimpo Air BaseFifth Air Force

Hq (Less Dets)1st Air Pstl Sq—Det 315th Comms Gp


10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt C30th Wea Sq (Less Dets)502d Tac Con Gp


748th AF Band811th Engr Avn Bn—OL840th Engr Avn Bn2157th Air Rsq Sq (3d Air Rsq Gp)6154th Air Base Gp


Seoul Air BaseAMC—OL5th Epidemiological Flt10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt D10th Ln Sq30th Wea Sq—Det 18605th Tac Con Sq—Det 3608th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)811th Engr Avn Bn—Co C1038th USAF Aud Gen Sq—OL1134th USAF S/A Sq—OL6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 26167th Air Base Gp


6167th Air Base Gp—Flts A & B6461st Trp Carr Sq, M (Less Det)Song Gumi-ri1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 9Suwon Air Base8th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq8th Ftr-Bmr Gp




8th Med Gp10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt E30th Wea Sq—Det 2139th Ftr-Intcp Sq (35th Ftr-Intcp Gp)

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51st Ftr-Intcp WgHq51st Ftr-Intcp Gp



51st Med Gp51st Mtr Veh Sq (51st M&S Gp)319th Ftr-Intcp Sq622d Engr Avn Maint Co802d Engr Avn Bn919th Engr Avn Maint Co6127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 9Taegu7th Comms Sq, Oprs (5th Comms

Gp)10th Air Pstl Sq (6005th Air Pstl Gp)

(Less Flts)10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt I30th Wea Sq—Dets 11 & 12417th Engr Avn Brig




6151st Air Base Sq (Less Det)6157th Air Base Gp—Det 1Taegu Air BaseFifth Air Force—Det 1, Rear10th Air Pstl Sq—Flt H58th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq58th Ftr-Bmr Gp

Hq69th Ftr-Bmr Sq

310th Ftr-Bmr Sq311th Ftr-Bmr Sq


58th Med Gp58th Mtr Veh Sq (58th M&S Gp)440th Sig Avn Const Bn—OL474th Ftr-Bmr Wg

Hq474th Ftr-Bmr Gp




474th Med Gp733d Engr Avn Sup Pt Co822d Engr Avn Bn (Less Co)1818th AACS Mob Comms Gp

(1808th AACS Wg)Hq

6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 16127th Air Terminal Gp—Det 56156th Air Base Sq6157th Air Base SqTaegu Air Base #2420th Engr Avn Topo Det930th Engr Avn Gp

Hq & Hq Co (Less Dets)6152d Air Base Sq

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Tokchok-to1st Shoran Beacon Sq—Det 1Tongnae6004th Air Intel Sv Sq—Det 5Uijongbu607th AC&W Sq (502d Tac Con Gp)

(Less Dets)Ulsan7th Mtr Trans Sq547th Ammo Sup Sq, DepYongdong-po5th Mtr Trans Sq, Avn (Less Det)811th Engr Avn Bn (Less Cos & OL)

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AACS Airways & Air Commu-nications Service

AB Air BaseAbn AirborneAC&W Aircraft Control & Warn-

ingA/D Air DepotAdv AdvanceAF Air ForceAMC Air Materiel CommandAmmo AmmunitionANG Air National GuardAud AuditorAvn AviationBn BattalionBomb BombardmentBrig BrigadeCarr CarrierCo(s) Company(ies)Comd CommandComms CommunicationsCon ControlConst ConstructionDep DepotDet(s) Detachment(s)EAD Extended Active DutyEngr EngineerFld FieldFlt(s) Flight(s)Ftr FighterFtr-Bmr Fighter-BomberFtr-Escort Fighter-EscortFtr-Intcp Fighter-InterceptorFwd ForwardGen GeneralGp GroupGrd GroundH Heavy

Hq HeadquartersHosp HospitalInstls InstallationsIntel IntelligenceL LightLn LiaisonM MediumM&S Maintenance & SupplyMaint MaintenanceMat MaterielMed MedicalMob MobileMtr MotorNG National GuardOL(s) Operating Location(s)Oprs OperationsPhoto PhotographicPhoto-J Photographic-JetPlat PlatoonPstl PostalPt PointRad RadioRBS Radar Bomb ScoringRecg ReceivingRecon ReconnaissanceROK AF Republic of Korea Air

ForceRsq RescueS/A Special ActivitiesScty SecuritySE Single EngineSep SeparateSig SignalSpt SupportSq SquadronSta StationStat StatisticalSup Supply

Glossary ofAbbreviations and Acronyms

Sv(s) Service(s)Tac TacticalTAC Tactical Air CommandTech TechnicalTng TrainingTopo TopographyTp & Carr Telephone & CarrierTrans Transport

Trp TroopUSAF United States Air ForceUSAFR United States Air Force

ReserveVeh VehicleWea WeatherWhs WarehouseWg Wing

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K-Sites

K–1 Pusan WestK–2 Taegu (Taegu #1)K–3 PohangK–4 SachonK–5 TaejonK–6 PyongtaekK–7 KwangjuK–8 KunsanK–9 Pusan EastK–10 ChinhaeK–11 Urusan (Ulsan)K–12 MangunK–13 SuwonK–14 KimpoK–15 MokpoK–16 SeoulK–17 Ongjin (Oshin)K–18 Kangnung (Koryo)K–19 Haeju (Kaishu)K–20 SinmakK–21 PyonggangK–22 Onjong–niK–23 PyongyangK–24 Pyongyang EastK–25 WonsanK–26 Sondok K–27 YonpoK–28 Hamhung West

K–29 SinanjuK–30 SinuijuK–31 Kilchu (Kisshu)K–32 Oesichon-dongK–33 Hoemun (Kaibun)K–34 Chongjin (Seishin)K–35 Hoeryong (Kainsei)K–36 KanggyeK–37 Taegu #2K–38 WonjuK–39 Cheju-do #1K–40 Cheju-do #2K–41 ChungjuK–42 Andong #2K–43 KyongjuK–44 Changhowon–niK–45 YojuK–46 HoengsongK–47 ChunchonK–48 IriK–49 Yangsu-riK–50 Sokcho-riK–51 InjeK–52 YangguK–53 Paengyong-doK–54 Cho-doK–55 Osan-ni

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K-Sites By Number

Andong #2 K–42Changhowon–ni K–44Cheju-do #1 K–39Cheju-do #2 K–40Chinhae K–10Cho-do K–54Chongjin (Seishin) K–34Chunchon K–47Chungju K–41Haeju (Kaishu) K–19Hamhung West K–28Hoemun (Kaibun) K–33Hoengsong K–46Hoeryong (Kainsei) K–35Inje K–51Iri K–48Kaibun See HoemunKainsei See HoeryongKaishu See HaejuKanggye K–36Kangnung (Koryo) K–18Kilchu (Kisshu) K–31Kimpo K–14Kisshu See KilchuKoryo See KangnungKunsan K–8Kwangju K–7Kyongju K–43Mangun K–12Mokpo K–15Oesichon-dong K–32

Ongjin (Oshin) K–17Onjong-ni K–22Osan-ni K–55Oshin See OngjinPaengyong-do K–53Pohang K–3Pusan East K–9Pusan West K–1Pyonggang K–21Pyongtaek K–6Pyongyang K–23Pyongyang East K–24Sachon K–4Seishin See ChongjinSeoul K–16Sinanju K–29Sinmak K–20Sinuiju K–30Sokcho-ri K–50Sondok K–26Suwon K–13Taegu (Taegu #1) K–2Taegu #2 K–37Taejon K–5Urusan (Ulsan) K–11Wonju K–38Wonsan K–25Yanggu K–52Yangsu-ri K–49Yoju K–45Yonpo K–27

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